Cichen Shen
APAC Editor
Based in Hong Kong, Cichen Shen is the APAC Editor for Lloyd’s List. He is responsible for steering the APAC editorial team and covering a wide range of maritime sectors, from shipbuilding and ship finance to logistics and regulations.
Previously Lloyd's List's China Editor, Cichen is a consistent provider of first-hand news and insights about the country’s fast-changing maritime industry and its influence on world trading patterns.
Outside of shipping, Cichen is a fan of literature and is working on his first novel-- a love story derived from fragments of dreams.
Prior to his roles at Lloyd’s List, Cichen worked as a reporter for China’s Caijing Magazine in Beijing and was a local producer for US National Public Radio (NPR) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), while based in Shanghai.
Latest From Cichen Shen
Cosco tankers gather in Middle East Gulf as speculation mounts over Hormuz crossing
All eyes are on whether Cosco ships are about to cross the Strait of Hormuz as speculation suggests
Hengli deepens maritime push with launch of Dalian Shipping
Hengli is extending its maritime reach from shipbuilding into shipowning with a new Dalian-based venture
China-linked Hormuz transits retreat to shipping’s opaque fringes
Chinese shipowners caught between Tehran’s overtures and Washington’s convoy coalition
Panama-flag detentions at Chinese ports spike amid Hutchison port fallout
Beijing appears to be leveraging port state control inspections as a pressure tool following Panama’s forced takeover of Hutchison port assets
Net zero is not dead, but the IMO needs pragmatism, says Wah Kwong’s Hing Chao
The battle over shipping decarbonisation is moving from headline ambition to practical deal-making, says the Hong Kong-based shipowner
Cosco suspends Balboa port calls amid escalating Panama dispute
Cosco’s exit hands Balboa’s new operator a terminal but fewer ships to fill it