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      xlink:label="sblk_CashReceivedForPercentageOnFutureCommercialClaimSettlementProceedsSold_lbl"
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_CertainDirectorsOfficersEmployeesMember_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_CertainDirectorsOfficersEmployeesMember_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_CharteredInVesselExpenses_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_CharteredInVesselExpenses_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_Charterer2Member_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_Charterer4Member_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_Charterer4Member_lbl"
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommercialClaim1Member"
      xlink:to="sblk_CommercialClaim1Member_lbl" />
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Company's commercial claims.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommercialClaim1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commercial Claim 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommercialClaim1Member_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commercial Claim</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommercialClaimMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_CommercialClaimMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommercialClaimMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Company's commercial claims.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommercialClaimMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commercial Claim [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommercialClaimMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commercial Claim</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommercialClaimMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Several commercial claims</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member"
      xlink:to="sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The bank Commerzbank AG.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commerzbank Ag 2 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commerzbank $26,000 facility</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAg2Member_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Commerzbank AG (Loan agreement dated September 3, 2010)</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommerzbankAgAggregateFacilityMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgAggregateFacilityMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The aggregate of Commerzbank AG $120,000 and $26,000 credit facilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgAggregateFacilityMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commerzbank Ag Aggregate Facility [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgAggregateFacilityMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Restructuring Agreement - Commerzbank $120,000 and $26,000 facilities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_CommerzbankAgMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommerzbankAgMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_CommerzbankAgMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The bank Commerzbank AG.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Commerzbank $120,000 facility</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commerzbank Ag [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commerzbank AG (Loan agreement dated December 27, 2007)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommerzbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Commerzbank AG</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssetsCopy"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssetsCopy_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssets"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssets"
      xlink:to="sblk_CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssets_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Commisions on acquisitions of assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssets_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commisions On Acquisition Of Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnAcquisitionOfAssets_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commission fee for new building vessels (e)</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnSaleOfAssets"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_CommisionsOnSaleOfAssets" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommisionsOnSaleOfAssets"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnSaleOfAssets_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Commisions on sale of assets.</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnSaleOfAssets_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Sale related costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnSaleOfAssets_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commisions On Sale Of Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommisionsOnSaleOfAssets_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Commission on sale of vessel</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_CommonStock1Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_CommonStock1Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommonStock1Member" xlink:to="sblk_CommonStock1Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommonStock1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Stock 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommonStock1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common Stock</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_CommonStockParentheticalsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_CommonStockParentheticalsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CommonStockParentheticalsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_CommonStockParentheticalsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommonStockParentheticalsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Common stock represents the most subordinated ownership interest in a corporation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommonStockParentheticalsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Stock Parentheticals Member</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CommonStockParentheticalsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common Stock</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_CompanyAndSubsidiariesDirectorsOfficersAndEmployeesMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_CompanyAndSubsidiariesDirectorsOfficersAndEmployeesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CompanyAndSubsidiariesDirectorsOfficersAndEmployeesMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_CompanyAndSubsidiariesDirectorsOfficersAndEmployeesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CompanyAndSubsidiariesDirectorsOfficersAndEmployeesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Company And Subsidiaries Directors Officers And Employees [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CompanyAndSubsidiariesDirectorsOfficersAndEmployeesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Directors, Officers and Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_ContractualObligationDue"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ContractualObligationDue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ContractualObligationDue"
      xlink:to="sblk_ContractualObligationDue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ContractualObligationDue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amount of contractual obligation for the construction of newbuilding vessels.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ContractualObligationDue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Contractual Obligation Due</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ContractualObligationDue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The bank Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Credit Agricole Corporate And Investment Bank [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Loan agreement dated January 20, 2011)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_CreditAgricoleCorporateAndInvestmentBankMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank $70,000 facility</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_DailyManagementFee"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_DailyManagementFee" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_DailyManagementFee" xlink:to="sblk_DailyManagementFee_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DailyManagementFee_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The fee rate charged daily, persuant to the management agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DailyManagementFee_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Daily Management Fee</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DailyManagementFee_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Daily fixed management fee</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_DateOfAgreement"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_DateOfAgreement" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DateOfAgreement_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The date the agreement was reached.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DateOfAgreement_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Date Of Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DateOfAgreement_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Agreement date</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentAmountDrawnDown_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentAmountDrawnDown_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Instrument Amount Drawn Down</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentAmountDrawnDown_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Debt instrument amount drawn down</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate2_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Instrument Basis Spread On Variable Rate 2</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate2_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Loan interest rate margin</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRateUnderAmendment"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRateUnderAmendment_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRateUnderAmendment_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Instrument Basis Spread On Variable Rate Under Amendment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRateUnderAmendment_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Loan margin under the amendment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_DebtRestructuringCostPercentage"
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      xlink:label="sblk_DebtRestructuringCostPercentage_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtRestructuringCostPercentage_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Restructuring Cost Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DebtRestructuringCostPercentage_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Processing fee percentage on outstanding loan amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_DecreaseInRestrictedCash1"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DecreaseInRestrictedCash1_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_DecreaseInRestrictedCash1_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Decrease In Restricted Cash1</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_DecreaseInRestrictedCash1_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Decrease in restricted cash</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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      xlink:from="sblk_FirstInstallmentMember"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">First Installment [Member]</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_FirstInstallmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">First Installment</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_FlatFeePerVessel_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Flat Fee Per Vessel</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_FlatFeePerVessel_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Flat fee per vessel</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_FormerCeoAndCfoMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Former Ceo And Cfo [Member]</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_FormerCeoAndCfoMember_lbl"
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The former Chief Executive Officer of the company.</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_FormerCeoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Former Ceo [Member]</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_FormerCeoMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Former CEO</label>
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      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_FormerCfoMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FormerCfoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Former Cfo [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FormerCfoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Former CFO</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_FormerCfoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Former CFO - 1st Trance</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_FormerDirectorMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_FormerDirectorMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_FormerDirectorMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FormerDirectorMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Former Director [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FormerDirectorMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Company's former Director</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_FreightAndBunkerContractsMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_FreightAndBunkerContractsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_FreightAndBunkerContractsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FreightAndBunkerContractsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Freight And Bunker Contracts [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FreightAndBunkerContractsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Freight and Bunker Derivatives</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_FreightContractsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_FreightContractsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_FreightContractsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_FreightContractsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FreightContractsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The freight contracts derivatives.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FreightContractsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Freight Contracts [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FreightContractsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Freight Derivatives (gain)/loss</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_FuelQuantity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fuel Quantity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_FuelQuantity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Metric tons of fuel oil</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GainFromInsuranceClaim"
      xlink:to="sblk_GainFromInsuranceClaim_lbl" />
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainFromInsuranceClaim_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">This element represents the gain arising from insurance claims.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainFromInsuranceClaim_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gain from insurance claim</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainFromInsuranceClaim_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Gain from insurance claim</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainOnTimeCharterAgreementTerminationAbstract"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GainOnTimeCharterAgreementTerminationAbstract"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainOnTimeCharterAgreementTerminationAbstract_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gain On Time Charter Agreement Termination [Abstract]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainOnTimeCharterAgreementTerminationTextBlock"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainOnTimeCharterAgreementTerminationTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The entire disclosure related to gain on time charter agreement termination.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainOnTimeCharterAgreementTerminationTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gain On Time Charter Agreement Termination [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainOnTimeCharterAgreementTerminationTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gain on time charter agreement termination</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_GlobalCapeShippingMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GlobalCapeShippingMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GlobalCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Global Cape Shipping [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GlobalCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Global Cape Shipping LLC (m)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GlobalCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Global Cape Shipping LLC</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_GlorySupraShippingMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_GlorySupraShippingMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GlorySupraShippingMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_GlorySupraShippingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GlorySupraShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Glory Supra Shipping [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GlorySupraShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Glory Supra Shipping LLC (k)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GlorySupraShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Glory Supra Shipping LLC</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_GreeceMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_GreeceMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GreeceMember" xlink:to="sblk_GreeceMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GreeceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GreeceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Greece</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate"
      xlink:to="sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The gross daily charter rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gross Daily Charter Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gross daily charter rate</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HSHNordbankAG35KMember"
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      xlink:label="sblk_HSHNordbankAG35KMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HSH Nordbank AG 35K [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HSHNordbankAG35KMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG (Loan agreement dated December 24, 2013)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HSHNordbankAG35KMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG $35,000 facility</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandlingFeesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Handling Fees [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandlingFeesMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Handling fees related to the acquisition of Hull no. 1371 and Hull no. 1372</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg2Member_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hsh Nordbank Ag2 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG $35,000 facility</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hsh Nordbank Ag 3 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG $35,000 facility</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hsh Nordbank Ag [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG (Loan agreement dated October 3, 2011)</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG $64,500 facility</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankCapesizeTrancheMember_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankCapesizeTrancheMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hsh Nordbank Capesize Tranche [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankCapesizeTrancheMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG $64,500 facility - Capesize tranche</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankSupramaxTrancheBalloonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hsh Nordbank Supramax Tranche Balloon [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankSupramaxTrancheBalloonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hull 5040 [Member]</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull 5040</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_Hull5043Member_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull NE 197</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull NE 198</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_HullNo1371Member_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Interest Rate Swap2 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_InterestRateSwap2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest Rate Swap B</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_InterestRateSwapsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_InterestRateSwapsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_InterestRateSwapsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_InterestRateSwapsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_InterestRateSwapsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Interest Rate Swaps [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_InterestRateSwapsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest rate swaps (gain)/loss</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_InterestRateSwapsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Interest Rate Swaps</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue"
      xlink:to="sblk_IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The total value of vested and non-vested shares issued during the period and the total amount of stock based compensation amortized.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Issuance Of Vested And Non Vested Shares Amortization Stock Based Compensation Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Issuance of vested and non-vested shares and amortization of stock-based compensation, value (Note 14)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_KoreaLineCorporationMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_KoreaLineCorporationMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_KoreaLineCorporationMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_KoreaLineCorporationMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_KoreaLineCorporationMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Korea Line Corporation [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_KoreaLineCorporationMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Korea Line Corporation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_KymopoliaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_KymopoliaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_KymopoliaMember" xlink:to="sblk_KymopoliaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_KymopoliaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Kymopolia [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_KymopoliaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Kymopolia</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_LegalFeesAccruedLiabilities"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_LegalFeesAccruedLiabilities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_LegalFeesAccruedLiabilities"
      xlink:to="sblk_LegalFeesAccruedLiabilities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LegalFeesAccruedLiabilities_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for legal services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LegalFeesAccruedLiabilities_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Legal Fees Accrued Liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LegalFeesAccruedLiabilities_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Legal fees</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_LegalSettlementReceivable"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_LegalSettlementReceivable" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_LegalSettlementReceivable"
      xlink:to="sblk_LegalSettlementReceivable_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LegalSettlementReceivable_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Carrying amount of receivables arising from legal settlements.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LegalSettlementReceivable_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Legal Settlement Receivable</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LegalSettlementReceivable_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Legal settlement receivable</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListNewbuildingsTableTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ListNewbuildingsTableTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ListNewbuildingsTableTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_ListNewbuildingsTableTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListNewbuildingsTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure of the entity's newbuildings.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListNewbuildingsTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">List Of Newbuildings [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListNewbuildingsTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">List of Newbuildings</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListOfSubsidiariesTableTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ListOfSubsidiariesTableTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ListOfSubsidiariesTableTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_ListOfSubsidiariesTableTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListOfSubsidiariesTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure of the entity's subsidiaries.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListOfSubsidiariesTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">List Of Subsidiaries [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListOfSubsidiariesTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">List of Subsidiaries</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListVesselsUnderCommercialTechnicalManagementTableTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ListVesselsUnderCommercialTechnicalManagementTableTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ListVesselsUnderCommercialTechnicalManagementTableTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_ListVesselsUnderCommercialTechnicalManagementTableTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListVesselsUnderCommercialTechnicalManagementTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure of vessels under commercial and technical management.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListVesselsUnderCommercialTechnicalManagementTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">List Of Vessels Under Commercial And Technical Management [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ListVesselsUnderCommercialTechnicalManagementTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">List of vessels under commercial and technical management by Starbulk S.A.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanAmendmentDisclosure"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_LoanAmendmentDisclosure" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_LoanAmendmentDisclosure"
      xlink:to="sblk_LoanAmendmentDisclosure_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanAmendmentDisclosure_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The description of the amendments on the terms of loan/credit facility.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanAmendmentDisclosure_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Loan Amendment Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanAmendmentDisclosure_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Loan amendment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanDuration"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_LoanDuration" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_LoanDuration" xlink:to="sblk_LoanDuration_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanDuration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Term loan duration.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanDuration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Loan Duration</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanDuration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Loan duration</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanInstallmentDeferred"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_LoanInstallmentDeferred" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_LoanInstallmentDeferred"
      xlink:to="sblk_LoanInstallmentDeferred_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanInstallmentDeferred_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The amount/percentage of installement that will  be deferred under the amendment.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanInstallmentDeferred_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Loan Installment Deferred</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LoanInstallmentDeferred_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Deferred installment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsExpense"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_LubricantsExpense" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_LubricantsExpense" xlink:to="sblk_LubricantsExpense_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsExpense_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The cost of lubricants consumed during the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsExpense_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lubricants Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsExpense_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Lubricants</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent"
      xlink:to="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of lubricants' inventory.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lubricants Inventory Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Lubricants</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_MadredeusMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_MadredeusMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_MadredeusMember" xlink:to="sblk_MadredeusMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MadredeusMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Madredeus [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MadredeusMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Madredeus</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageCopyMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_MaidenVoyageCopyMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_MaidenVoyageCopyMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_MaidenVoyageCopyMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageCopyMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Maiden Voyage Copy [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageCopyMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maiden Voyage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_MaidenVoyageMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_MaidenVoyageMember" xlink:to="sblk_MaidenVoyageMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The company Maiden Voyage LLC.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Maiden Voyage [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maiden Voyage LLC (f)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Maiden Voyage LLC</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ManagementDirectorsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ManagementDirectorsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ManagementDirectorsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_ManagementDirectorsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ManagementDirectorsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Management And Directors [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ManagementDirectorsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Management and Directors</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_MartoMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_MartoMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_MartoMember" xlink:to="sblk_MartoMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MartoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Marto [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MartoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Marto</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_MasterAgreementMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_MasterAgreementMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_MasterAgreementMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_MasterAgreementMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MasterAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The definite agreement between Star Maritime and the Company, for the acquisition of the initial fleet.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MasterAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Master Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MasterAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Master Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_MercurialVirgoMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_MercurialVirgoMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_MercurialVirgoMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_MercurialVirgoMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MercurialVirgoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Mercurial Virgo [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MercurialVirgoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Mercurial Virgo</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_MonthlyManagementFee"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_MonthlyManagementFee" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_MonthlyManagementFee"
      xlink:to="sblk_MonthlyManagementFee_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MonthlyManagementFee_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The fee rate charged monthly, persuant to the management agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MonthlyManagementFee_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Monthly Management Fee</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MonthlyManagementFee_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Monthly management fee</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_NetDailyCharterRate"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_NetDailyCharterRate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_NetDailyCharterRate"
      xlink:to="sblk_NetDailyCharterRate_lbl" />
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      xlink:label="sblk_NetDailyCharterRate_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The net daily charter charter rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NetDailyCharterRate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Net Daily Charter Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NetDailyCharterRate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net daily charter rate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_NineNewbuildingVesselsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_NineNewbuildingVesselsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NineNewbuildingVesselsMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Nine Newbuilding Vessels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NineNewbuildingVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Nine Newbuilding Vessels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation"
      xlink:to="sblk_NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Expenditures for compensation for non executive officers.Examples include, but not limited to, Board of Director's attendance fees.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Non Executive Directors Compensation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Non-executive directors compensation (b)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Compensation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_NumberOfInstallments"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_NumberOfInstallments" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_NumberOfInstallments"
      xlink:to="sblk_NumberOfInstallments_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NumberOfInstallments_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The number of installments.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_NumberOfInstallments_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Number Of Installments</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_ObelixMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ObelixMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ObelixMember" xlink:to="sblk_ObelixMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ObelixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Obelix [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ObelixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Obelix</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The company OceanBulk Maritime.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Oceanbulk (e)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveTerseLabel">Oceanbulk Maritime S.A. - commission fee for new building vessels (e)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Oceanbulk Maritime [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Oceanbulk Maritime S.A. (e)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OceanbulkMaritimeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Oceanbulk Maritime S.A.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_OffHireDays"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_OffHireDays" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OffHireDays" xlink:to="sblk_OffHireDays_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OffHireDays_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The time during which the vessel is off-hire.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OffHireDays_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Off Hire Days</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OffHireDays_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Off-hire days due to engine failure</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_OldendorffGmbhCoMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_OldendorffGmbhCoMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OldendorffGmbhCoMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_OldendorffGmbhCoMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OldendorffGmbhCoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Oldendorff Gmbh Co [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OldendorffGmbhCoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Oldendorff Gmbh &amp; Co. KG</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_Oocape1HoldingsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_Oocape1HoldingsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_Oocape1HoldingsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_Oocape1HoldingsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Oocape1HoldingsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The company OOCAPE1 Holdings LLC.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Oocape1HoldingsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Oocape 1 Holdings [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Oocape1HoldingsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">OOCAPE1 Holdings LLC</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Oocape1HoldingsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">OOCAPE1 Holdings LLC (h)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized"
      xlink:to="sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Commission fee for new building vessels.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Costs Capitalized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commission fee for new building vessels (e)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherCostsCapitalized_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Other capitalized costs (Note 3)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherFinancingFees"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_OtherFinancingFees" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OtherFinancingFees" xlink:to="sblk_OtherFinancingFees_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherFinancingFees_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amount of other financing fees, which may  include bank charges, commissions of FFA's and other loan expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherFinancingFees_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Financing Fees</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherFinancingFees_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other finance fees</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The entire disclosure for other operational gain.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Operational Gain Text Block</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Operational Gain</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The entire disclosure for other operational loss.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Operational Loss [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Operational Loss</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts"
      xlink:to="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The capitalized costs incurred before the acquisition and capitalized related to vessels purchased.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Vessel Acquisition Costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other expenses capitalized</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PacificCapeShippingLlcMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PacificCapeShippingLlcMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PacificCapeShippingLlcMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_PacificCapeShippingLlcMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PacificCapeShippingLlcMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pacific Cape Shipping Llc [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PacificCapeShippingLlcMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pacific Cape Shipping LLC (l)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PacificCapeShippingLlcMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Pacific Cape Shipping LLC</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PantagruelMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PantagruelMember" xlink:to="sblk_PantagruelMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PantagruelMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pantagruel [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PantagruelMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pantagruel</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsByRelatedPartiesOnBehalfOfReportingEntity"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PaymentsByRelatedPartiesOnBehalfOfReportingEntity"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsByRelatedPartiesOnBehalfOfReportingEntity_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The payments made by related parties on behalf of reporting entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsByRelatedPartiesOnBehalfOfReportingEntity_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Office setup expenses - Oceanbulk Maritime S.A. (d)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsByRelatedPartiesOnBehalfOfReportingEntity_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Payments By Related Parties On Behalf Of Reporting Entity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsByRelatedPartiesOnBehalfOfReportingEntity_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Office setup expenses - Oceanbulk (e)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsByRelatedPartiesOnBehalfOfReportingEntity_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Office setup expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsToAcquireAboveMarketAcquiredTimeCharters_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The cash outflow to acquire above market charters.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsToAcquireAboveMarketAcquiredTimeCharters_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Payments To Acquire Above Market Acquired Time Charters</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsToAcquireAboveMarketAcquiredTimeCharters_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Cash paid for above market acquired time charters</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PendulumMember" xlink:to="sblk_PendulumMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PendulumMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pendulum [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PendulumMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pendulum</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsAdministrativePersonnelPolicyTextBlock"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsAdministrativePersonnelPolicyTextBlock"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsAdministrativePersonnelPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Disclosure of accounting policy for administrative personnel pension plans of the Company.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsAdministrativePersonnelPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pension And Retirement Benefit Obligations Administrative Personnel Policy Text Block</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsAdministrativePersonnelPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pension and retirement benefit obligations - administrative personnel</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsCrewPolicyTextBlock"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsCrewPolicyTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsCrewPolicyTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsCrewPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Disclosure of accounting policy for crew pension plans of the Company.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsCrewPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pension And Retirement Benefit Obligations Crew Policy Text Block</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_PensionAndRetirementBenefitObligationsCrewPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pension and retirement benefit obligations - crew</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_PercentageOfFutureProceedsSold"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PercentageOfFutureProceedsSold"
      xlink:to="sblk_PercentageOfFutureProceedsSold_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PercentageOfFutureProceedsSold_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The percentage of future proceeds sold to a third party related to the settlement of certain of the commercial claims.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PercentageOfFutureProceedsSold_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percentage Of Future Proceeds Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PercentageOfFutureProceedsSold_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of future proceeds sold</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PiraeusBank2Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PiraeusBank2Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PiraeusBank2Member" xlink:to="sblk_PiraeusBank2Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PiraeusBank2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The Bank Piraeus Bank S.A</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PiraeusBank2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Piraeus Bank 2 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PiraeusBank2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Piraeus Bank S.A.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PiraeusBankMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PiraeusBankMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PiraeusBankMember" xlink:to="sblk_PiraeusBankMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PiraeusBankMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The Bank Piraeus Bank S.A.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PiraeusBankMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Piraeus Bank [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PiraeusBankMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Piraeus Bank S.A.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PortCharges"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PortCharges" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PortCharges" xlink:to="sblk_PortCharges_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PortCharges_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amounts charged by port authorities for the use of infrastructure.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PortCharges_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Port Charges</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PortCharges_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Port charges</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PremierVoyageMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PremierVoyageMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PremierVoyageMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_PremierVoyageMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PremierVoyageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Premier Voyage LLC</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PremierVoyageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Premier Voyage [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PremierVoyageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Premier Voyage LLC (g)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PrepaymentOnLoan"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PrepaymentOnLoan" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PrepaymentOnLoan" xlink:to="sblk_PrepaymentOnLoan_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PrepaymentOnLoan_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The prepayment on loan, funded from restricted cash.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PrepaymentOnLoan_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Prepayment On Loan</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PrepaymentOnLoan_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Loan prepayment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PricePerUnit"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PricePerUnit" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PricePerUnit" xlink:to="sblk_PricePerUnit_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PricePerUnit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Price per unit (consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant) issued.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PricePerUnit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Price Per Unit</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PricePerUnit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Price per unit issued</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PriorToReverseStockSplitAdjustmentMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PriorToReverseStockSplitAdjustmentMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PriorToReverseStockSplitAdjustmentMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_PriorToReverseStockSplitAdjustmentMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PriorToReverseStockSplitAdjustmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amounts prior to reverse stock split adjustments.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PriorToReverseStockSplitAdjustmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Prior To Reverse Stock Split Adjustment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PriorToReverseStockSplitAdjustmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Prior to Reverse Stock Split adjustment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ProductShippingTradingMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ProductShippingTradingMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ProductShippingTradingMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_ProductShippingTradingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ProductShippingTradingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Product Shipping Trading [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ProductShippingTradingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Product Shipping &amp; Trading S.A (n)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ProductShippingTradingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Product Shipping &amp; Trading S.A</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherGross"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherGross" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherGross"
      xlink:to="sblk_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherGross_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherGross_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The gross amount of capitalized assets classified as property, plant and equipment not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherGross_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Property Plant And Equipment Other Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherGross_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other fixed assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_PublicOfferingMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_PublicOfferingMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_PublicOfferingMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_PublicOfferingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PublicOfferingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The direct offering of the Company's securities to the public.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PublicOfferingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Public Offering [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PublicOfferingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Public Offering</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReclassificationOfLongTermDebt"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ReclassificationOfLongTermDebt" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ReclassificationOfLongTermDebt"
      xlink:to="sblk_ReclassificationOfLongTermDebt_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReclassificationOfLongTermDebt_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amount of non current portion long term debt classified as current portion, which represents payments of debt that might be required by the lenders to satisfy security cover shortfalls.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReclassificationOfLongTermDebt_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reclassification Of Long Term Debt</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReinstatementOfShareRepurchasePlanMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ReinstatementOfShareRepurchasePlanMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReinstatementOfShareRepurchasePlanMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Reinstatement of share repurchase plan.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReinstatementOfShareRepurchasePlanMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reinstatement Of Share Repurchase Plan [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReinstatementOfShareRepurchasePlanMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reinstatement Of Share Repurchase Plan</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_RelatedPartiesCommissionsFees"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_RelatedPartiesCommissionsFees" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RelatedPartiesCommissionsFees"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RelatedPartiesCommissionsFees_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Primarily represents commissions incurred in the period based upon the sale by related parties of the entity's goods or services, and fees for sales assistance or product enhancements performed by related parties (such as a distributor or value added reseller).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RelatedPartiesCommissionsFees_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Related Parties Commissions Fees</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RelatedPartiesCommissionsFees_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commissions - related parties (Note 3)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_RenascentiaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RenascentiaMember" xlink:to="sblk_RenascentiaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RenascentiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Renascentia [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RenascentiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Renascentia</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_RenewalConsultingAgreementMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RenewalConsultingAgreementMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_RenewalConsultingAgreementMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RenewalConsultingAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Renewal Consulting Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RenewalConsultingAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Renewal Consulting Agreements</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_RentExpensePerMonth" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth"
      xlink:to="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The amount of monthly rent.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Rent Expense Per Month</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Rent expense per month</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_RestrictedCashForFutureDerivativeTrades"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RestrictedCashForFutureDerivativeTrades"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RestrictedCashForFutureDerivativeTrades_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Restricted Cash For Future Derivative Trades</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RestrictedCashForFutureDerivativeTrades_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Restricted cash for future trades</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_RevenueAndExpenseRecognitionPolicy"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RevenueAndExpenseRecognitionPolicy"
      xlink:to="sblk_RevenueAndExpenseRecognitionPolicy_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RevenueAndExpenseRecognitionPolicy_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Disclosure of accounting policy regarding recognition of  revenue  and related expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RevenueAndExpenseRecognitionPolicy_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Revenue And Expense Recognition Policy</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RevenueAndExpenseRecognitionPolicy_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounting for revenue and related expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitDisclosuresAbstract"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ReverseStockSplitDisclosuresAbstract"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitDisclosuresAbstract_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reverse Stock Split Disclosures [Abstract]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitDomain"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ReverseStockSplitDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ReverseStockSplitDomain"
      xlink:to="sblk_ReverseStockSplitDomain_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitDomain_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Information regarding the adjustments of the reverse stock split.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitDomain_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reverse Stock Split [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitLineItems"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ReverseStockSplitLineItems"
      xlink:to="sblk_ReverseStockSplitLineItems_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitLineItems_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Line items represent reporting concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitLineItems_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reverse Stock Split [Line Items]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds"
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      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sale Of Future Claims Proceeds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sale of future claims proceeds</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SaleOfFutureCommercialClaimsProceedsMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureCommercialClaimsProceedsMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sale Of Future Commercial Claims Proceeds [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureCommercialClaimsProceedsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sale Of Future Commercial Claims Proceeds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SeaCapeShippingMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SeaCapeShippingMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_SeaCapeShippingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SeaCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sea Cape Shipping [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SeaCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sea Cape Shipping LLC (i)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SeaCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Sea Cape Shipping LLC</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_SecondInstallmentMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Second Installment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Second Installment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SerenityIMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_SerenityIMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SerenityIMember" xlink:to="sblk_SerenityIMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SerenityIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Serenity I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SerenityIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Serenity I</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration"
      xlink:to="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Annual lump fee payable to Interchart, as part of the Services Agreement for brokering and commercial services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Services Agreement Annual Lump Fee Remuneration</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Annual lump sum fee</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsVestedInPeriod"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsVestedInPeriod" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsVestedInPeriod"
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      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsVestedInPeriod_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The number of equity-based payment instruments that has vested during the reporting period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsVestedInPeriod_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Number of shares vested</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsVestedInPeriod_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Vested In Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsVestedInPeriod_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vested in period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsVestedInPeriod_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Number of shares vested during the period</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardGrantDateFairValue"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardGrantDateFairValue"
      xlink:to="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardGrantDateFairValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardGrantDateFairValue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The fair value of  awards on equity-based plans for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardGrantDateFairValue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Grant Date Fair Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardGrantDateFairValue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair value of each share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardGrantDateFairValue_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Grant date fair value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SkyCapeShippingMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_SkyCapeShippingMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SkyCapeShippingMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_SkyCapeShippingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SkyCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sky Cape Shipping [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SkyCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sky Cape Shipping LLC (j)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SkyCapeShippingMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Sky Cape Shipping LLC</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAlphaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarAlphaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarAlphaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarAlphaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAlphaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Aplha.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAlphaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/negativeLabel">Charterers of Star Alpha</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAlphaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Star Alpha</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAlphaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Alpha [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAlphaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Alpha (ex A Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAlphaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Alpha (ex A Duckling) - Disposed</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAuroraMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarAuroraMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarAuroraMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarAuroraMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAuroraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Aurora.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAuroraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Aurora [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAuroraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Aurora</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarBetaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBetaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Beta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Star Beta</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveTerseLabel">Star Beta (chartered by Oldendorff Gmbh &amp; Co KG and Deiulemar)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Beta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Beta (ex B Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Beta (ex B Duckling) - Disposed</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Big And Star Mega [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Big and Star Mega</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarBigMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBigMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Big.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Fair value of above market acquired time charters - Star Big</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Big [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Big</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Big (ex-Big Fish)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisAndStarPolarisMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBorealisAndStarPolarisMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarBorealisAndStarPolarisMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisAndStarPolarisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Borealis And Star Polaris [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisAndStarPolarisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Borealis and Star Polaris</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBorealisMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarBorealisMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Borealis.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Borealis [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Borealis</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallenger1Member"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarChallenger1Member"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarChallenger1Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallenger1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Challenger 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallenger1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Challenger</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallengerMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarChallengerMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarChallengerMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarChallengerMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallengerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Challenger.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallengerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Challenger [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallengerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Challenger</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoFinesReducedMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarCosmoFinesReducedMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarCosmoFinesReducedMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoFinesReducedMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Cosmo Fines Reduced [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoFinesReducedMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Cosmo reduced amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarCosmoMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Cosmo.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Fair value of below market acquired time charters - Star Cosmo</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Cosmo [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Cosmo</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarDeltaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarDeltaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Delta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Fair value of below market acquired time charters - Star Delta</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Delta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Delta (ex F Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Delta</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Epsilon And Star Kappa 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Epsilon And Star Kappa</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappaMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessels Star Epsilon and Star Kappa</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Epsilon And Star Kappa [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Epsilon And Star Kappa (chartered by Ishar Overseas)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarEpsilonMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarEpsilonMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Epsilon.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Fair value of below market acquired time charters - Star Epsilon</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Epsilon [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Epsilon (ex G Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Epsilon</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighter1Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarFighter1Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarFighter1Member" xlink:to="sblk_StarFighter1Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighter1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Fighter 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighter1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Fighter</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighterMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarFighterMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarFighterMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarFighterMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighterMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Fighter.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighterMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Fighter [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighterMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Fighter</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessels Star Gamma and Star Cosmo</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Gamma And Star Cosmo [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Gamma And Star Cosmo (Chartered by Korea Line Corporation)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarGammaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarGammaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Gamma.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Gamma [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Gamma (ex C Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Gamma</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarKappaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarKappaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Kappa.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Fair value of above market acquired time charters - Star Kappa</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Kappa [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Kappa (ex E Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Kappa</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarMegaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMegaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Mega.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Fair value of above market acquired time charters - Star Mega</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Mega [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Mega</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Mega (ex-Megalodon)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarOmicronMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarOmicronMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarOmicronMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarOmicronMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarOmicronMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Omicron.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarOmicronMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Omicron [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarOmicronMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Omicron</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolaris1Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarPolaris1Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarPolaris1Member" xlink:to="sblk_StarPolaris1Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolaris1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Polaris 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolaris1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Polaris</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolarisMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarPolarisMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarPolarisMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarPolarisMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolarisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Polaris.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolarisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Polaris [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolarisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Polaris</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The value of fuels vessel Star Sigma contained upon redelivery.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sigma Amount Received For Fuels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sigma - Value of fuels received as compensation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The amount of cash received as compensation for the early redelivery of vessel Star Sigma.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sigma Amount Received In Cash [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sigma - Amount received in cash</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAndStarYpsilonMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarSigmaAndStarYpsilonMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSigmaAndStarYpsilonMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarSigmaAndStarYpsilonMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAndStarYpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sigma And Star Ypsilon [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAndStarYpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sigma and Star Ypsilon</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarSigmaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSigmaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Sigma.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sigma [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sigma</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Sigma - Disposed</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarSiriusMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSiriusMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarSiriusMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sirius [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sirius</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sirius Star Vega [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sirius and Star Vega</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarThetaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarThetaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Theta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Fair value of below market acquired time charters - Star Theta</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Theta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Theta (ex J Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Theta</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarVegaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarVegaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarVegaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarVegaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarVegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Vega [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarVegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Vega</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarYpsilonMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarYpsilonMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarYpsilonMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarYpsilonMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarYpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Ypsilon.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarYpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/negativeLabel">Star Ypsilon (Chartered by TMT)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarYpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Fair value of above market acquired time charters - Star Ypsilon</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarYpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Ypsilon [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarYpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Ypsilon</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarYpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Ypsilon - Disposed</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarZetaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarZetaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarZetaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarZetaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarZetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Zeta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarZetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Zeta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarZetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Zeta (ex I Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarZetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Zeta</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarbulkSaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StarbulkSaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarbulkSaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarbulkSaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarbulkSaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Starbulk Sa [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarbulkSaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Starbulk S.A.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramMaximumSharePrice"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramMaximumSharePrice" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramMaximumSharePrice"
      xlink:to="sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramMaximumSharePrice_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramMaximumSharePrice_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The maximum purchase price per share which has been authorized under the share repurchase plan.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramMaximumSharePrice_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Stock Repurchase Program Maximum Share Price</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramMaximumSharePrice_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Share repurchase program - maximum share price</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StockholdersEquityReverseStockSplitRatio"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StockholdersEquityReverseStockSplitRatio" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StockholdersEquityReverseStockSplitRatio"
      xlink:to="sblk_StockholdersEquityReverseStockSplitRatio_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StockholdersEquityReverseStockSplitRatio_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The ratio of the reverse stock split.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StockholdersEquityReverseStockSplitRatio_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Stockholders Equity Reverse Stock Split Ratio</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StockholdersEquityReverseStockSplitRatio_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reverse stock split ratio</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StrangeAttractorMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_StrangeAttractorMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StrangeAttractorMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StrangeAttractorMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StrangeAttractorMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Strange Attractor [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StrangeAttractorMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Strange Attractor</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ThirdInstallmentMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_ThirdInstallmentMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ThirdInstallmentMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_ThirdInstallmentMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ThirdInstallmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Third Installment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ThirdInstallmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Third Installment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_TmtAndAffiliatesMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_TmtAndAffiliatesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_TmtAndAffiliatesMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_TmtAndAffiliatesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TmtAndAffiliatesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The company TNT Co. Ltd. and its affiliates.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TmtAndAffiliatesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Tmt And Affiliates [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TmtAndAffiliatesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">TMT and affiliates</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_TmtCoMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_TmtCoMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_TmtCoMember" xlink:to="sblk_TmtCoMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TmtCoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The company TMT Co. Ltd.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TmtCoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Tmt Co [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TmtCoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">TMT Co</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_TonnageTax"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_TonnageTax" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_TonnageTax" xlink:to="sblk_TonnageTax_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TonnageTax_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The tonnage taxes for the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TonnageTax_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Tonnage Tax</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_TonnageTax_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Tonnage taxes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_UnitsIssued"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_UnitsIssued" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_UnitsIssued" xlink:to="sblk_UnitsIssued_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_UnitsIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Number of units (consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant) issued.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_UnitsIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Units Issued</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_UnitsIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of units issued</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_UpfrontHireFeesMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_UpfrontHireFeesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_UpfrontHireFeesMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_UpfrontHireFeesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_UpfrontHireFeesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Upfront Hire Fees [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_UpfrontHireFeesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Upfront hire fees related to the acquisition of Hull no. 1371 and Hull no. 1372</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_UpgradingExpense"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_UpgradingExpense" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_UpgradingExpense" xlink:to="sblk_UpgradingExpense_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_UpgradingExpense_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The upgrading expenses incurred during the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_UpgradingExpense_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Upgrading Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_UpgradingExpense_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Upgrading expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselAcquisitionCommissionPercentage"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselAcquisitionCommissionPercentage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselAcquisitionCommissionPercentage"
      xlink:to="sblk_VesselAcquisitionCommissionPercentage_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselAcquisitionCommissionPercentage_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Commission paid to an entity related to negotiations made, with a shipyard, regarding a vessel acquisition.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselAcquisitionCommissionPercentage_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Acquisition Commission Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselAcquisitionCommissionPercentage_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessel acquisition commission percentage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselAcquisitionContractPrice"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselAcquisitionContractPrice" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselAcquisitionContractPrice"
      xlink:to="sblk_VesselAcquisitionContractPrice_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselAcquisitionContractPrice_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel shipbuilding or purchase price in aggregate, as stated in the contract.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselAcquisitionContractPrice_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Acquisition Contract Price</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselAcquisitionContractPrice_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Aggregate acquisition price</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselCapacity"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselCapacity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselCapacity" xlink:to="sblk_VesselCapacity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselCapacity_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel's capacity in deadweight tonnage.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselCapacity_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Capacity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselCapacity_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">DWT</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselCostPolicyTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselCostPolicyTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselCostPolicyTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_VesselCostPolicyTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselCostPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Disclosure of accounting policy for vessels.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselCostPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Cost Policy Text Block</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselCostPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessels, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselGross"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselGross" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselGross" xlink:to="sblk_VesselGross_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Gross amount of vessel acquired.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselNet"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselNet" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselNet" xlink:to="sblk_VesselNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The carrying amount of the vessel.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Carrying amount of vessel</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Vessel value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_VesselOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure for Vessel Operating expenses (crew wages and related costs, insurances, repairs, spares and maintenance, consumable stores, tonnage taxes, miscellaneous).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Operating Expenses [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessel operating expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate"
      xlink:to="sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The date the vessel was redelivered from the charterer.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Redelivery Date</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Redelivery date</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselType"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselType" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselType" xlink:to="sblk_VesselType_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The type of vessel.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Type</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Type</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselYearBuilt"
      xlink:href="sblk-20131231.xsd#sblk_VesselYearBuilt" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsOtherFixedAssetsGross_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsOtherFixedAssetsGross_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Other Fixed Assets Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsOtherFixedAssetsGross_lbl"
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    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VinylMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VinylMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Voyage ExpensesTable [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageExpensesTableTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Voyage expenses</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageExpenses_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Voyage expenses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageExpenses_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageExpenses_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total voyage expenses</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageRevenues_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Voyage Revenues</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageRevenues_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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      xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesDisclosureTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accrued Liabilities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounts payable</label>
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      xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent"
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      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Trade accounts receivable</label>
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      xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent"
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      xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Trade accounts receivable</label>
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      xlink:label="us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total Accrued Liabilities</label>
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