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 insists on exclusivity status despite Peru terminal backlash
Cosco Shipping Ports has proposed the Peruvian government to open an ‘institutional dialogue channel to resolve the controversy’
Maersk justifies more rate hikes amid analyst doubt on Asia-Europe capacity loss
While tensions in the Middle East remain unresolved, carriers are pushing for a new round of freight rate increases
BW Group to spin off oil and gas exploration unit in corporate revamp
Andreas Sohmen-Pao will take over the stake held by his shipping conglomerate in Oslo-listed BW Energy
Singapore and Malaysia in US Treasury’s sights over sanction enforcement
Discussions will focus on enforcing the price cap on Russian oil, halting the transhipment of critical dual-use goods, and furthering US efforts to counter terrorist financing and revenue generation by Iran and its proxies
The Alliance seeks slot deals to plug Hapag-Lloyd exit, says NYK chief
Soga says bringing in a new member to The Alliance remains on the table, but it is not an easy task
Former Guangzhou port bosses ensnared in China anti-graft sweep
Shake-up in Guangzhou port’s top management is part of broader results from Beijing’s anti-graft drive, which has impacted many public and private sectors, including shipping