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
China Merchants unveils $600m methanol-fuel PCTC orders
The company says it wants to ‘seize the market opportunity and further expand its international PCTC business’
China Merchants returns to Dalian Shipbuilding for more LNG carriers
Deal will bring the number of LNG tankers of this size ordered by CMES at DSIC to 10 in total
China-based P&I club allowing sanctioned oil cargoes into ports
Insurers are key to the effectiveness of the European and G7 embargo on Russian seaborne crude that begins on December 5
OSM in merger talks with Thome, say sources
Deal could potentially create the world’s largest shipmanager by fleet size under total management
Car shipping market expected to turn as Chinese automakers order ships
MSI analyst warns of an excess of newbuilding ship orders as new entrants line up to come into the sector. This could lead to a sharper-than-expected market correction from 2024
CULines faces charterparty default as rate collapse leaves emerging lines to flounder
Move reflects uphill battle facing newer, smaller carriers on long-haul trade where freight rates have taken a nosedive in a fierce price war among operators