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
Hong Kong urged to accelerate, yet tread carefully, in green shipping hub ambition
Leveraging mainland China’s enormous production potential to supply green methanol fuel is a big focus. However, there are serious warnings against over-emphasising the prospects of this one particular fuel
Shipping energy transition hindered by missing links in green fuel supply chain
Hong Kong forum panel says shipping’s low-carbon efforts face hurdles from insufficient alternative fuel supplies and inadequate bunkering infrastructure
CMA CGM blames ultra-large containerships as culprit for global port congestion
Linerlytica analyst pointed out ship upsizing has occurred for years and attributed recent severe Southeast Asia port jams more on prolonged yard stays and imbalanced import-export volumes. And this resulted from frequent network shifts due to Red Sea diversions
Is shipping clinging to the past in upholding of global order?
Shipping costs are rising, ship financing may be under threat and shipbuilding could be disrupted. The industry has been advised to communicate the negative economic consequences of these developments to a broader audience, while also being encouraged to rethink its perspective on how the world operates
Hong Kong unveils incentive scheme to boost green bunkering ambition
Reimbursement for fuel assessment investments, reduction of port dues, and tax concessions for imported green methanol are all under consideration
Experts highlight challenges curbing China’s green methanol progress
High costs, technological bottlenecks and even geo-politics are constraining the development of green methanol in China. Yet nowhere is seen as capable of producing this alternative fuel more cheaply than China