Xin Chen
Asia Reporter
Xin Chen is a Lloyd’s List news reporter based in Shanghai. She contributes to our 24/7 news output, covering a broad range of sectors across the shipping industry's spectrum.
Xin graduated with a Master's degree in journalism from The University of Hong Kong, having previously worked at Shanghai Media Group for several years, including reporting for the influential Dragon TV satellite channel.
Before that, Xin worked in Beijing for the People's Daily, China's largest newspaper group, where she helped cover the National People's Congress.
Fluent in English, Mandarin and Shanghainese, Xin brings to Lloyd's List experience in, and understanding of, Chinese business and state matters, coupled with journalistic experience that adds breadth and insight into the objective reporting of maritime developments in the Asia Pacific region.
She is a travel aficionado, a diehard fan of the San Francisco-based Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team and enjoys what she describes as 'power-pop' and 'post-rock' music.
Latest From Xin Chen
Ningbo to offer subsidies to assist shipping start-ups
Large line operators could receive total subsidies of more than Yuan20m from different Chinese port cities every year
China lockdowns accelerate supply chain diversion and box shipping review
The shifting trade patterns and cargo flows being accelerated by the pandemic in China, and the West’s push for decoupling, are expected to benefit intra-Asia trade
CSSC shipyard secures order for mid-sized containership pair
Deal marks the second order RCL has placed at the CSSC shipyard, lifting the tally to four vessels
CDB Leasing offers $270m for LNG carrier pair
The terms of the vessel purchase agreements will be determined after arm’s-length negotiations with reference to the market price of vessels with similar specifications, CDB says
Jinhui agrees $24.6m charter for a dry bulker
Jinhui will continue to look for opportunities to maintain a reasonably modern and competitive fleet. It does not rule out any future disposal, acquisition or charter-in of vessels
China Merchants sells VLCC as part of fleet renewal
The company will take the delivery of four eco-friendly tankers soon, including three VLCCs and one aframax