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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-18-001039
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180423
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180423
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180423

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001386716
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33869
		FILM NUMBER:		18769203

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O STAR BULK MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		40 AGIOU KONSTANTINOU STR, MAROUSSI
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			15124
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011-30-210-617-8400

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		STREET 1:		C/O STAR BULK MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		40 AGIOU KONSTANTINOU STR, MAROUSSI
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			15124
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">FORM 6-K</div>

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center">For the month of April 2018</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">This Form 6-K, and the documents to which Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the &#8220;Company,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; or &#8220;us&#8221;) refers in this Form 6-K, as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the Company, contain &#8220;forward-looking statements,&#8221; within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business and our expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Words such as, but not limited to, &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;targets,&#8221; &#8220;projects,&#8221; &#8220;likely,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;could&#8221; and similar expressions or phrases may identify forward-looking statements.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The occurrence of the events described, and the achievement of the expected results, depend on many events, some or all of which are not predictable or within our control. Actual results may differ materially from expected results.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">general dry bulk shipping market conditions, including fluctuations in charter hire rates and vessel values&#894;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements we make in this document are qualified by the information contained or referred to herein, including, but not limited to, (i) the information contained under this heading and (ii) the information disclosed in the Company&#8217;s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 2017, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2018.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">You should carefully consider the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that may be issued by us or persons acting on our behalf. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2017</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">208,000</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">91,951</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">91,945</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2011</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Sungdong</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">91,827</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">ABY Jeannette</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2014</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">STX</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">83,000</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Sanoyas</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">82,000</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2013</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">JMU</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Nicole</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2013</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">JMU</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">81,120</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2015</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">JMU</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">81,000</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2015</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">JMU</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">60,000</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">About Star Bulk</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Star Bulk is a global shipping company providing worldwide seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. Star Bulk&#8217;s vessels transport major bulks, which include iron ore, coal and grain, and minor bulks, which include bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Star Bulk was incorporated in the Marshall Islands on December 13, 2006 and maintains executive offices in Athens, Greece. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol &#8220;SBLK&#8221;. On a fully delivered basis, Star Bulk will have a fleet of 90 vessels, with an aggregate capacity of 10.2 million dwt, consisting of 14 Newcastlemax, 15 Capesize, 2 Mini Capesize, 7 Post Panamax, 25 Kamsarmax, 2 Panamax, 15 Ultramax and 10 Supramax vessels with carrying capacities between 52,055 dwt and 209,537 dwt.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;pending&#8221; and similar expressions identify forward&#8208;looking statements.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The forward&#8208;looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, examination by the Company&#8217;s management of historical operating trends, data contained in its records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company&#8217;s control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company&#8217;s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward&#8208;looking statements include general dry bulk shipping market conditions, including fluctuations in charterhire rates and vessel values; the strength of world economies; the stability of Europe and the Euro; fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates; changes in demand in the dry bulk shipping industry, including the market for the Company&#8217;s vessels; changes in the Company&#8217;s operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry docking and insurance costs; changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities; potential liability from pending or future litigation; general domestic and international political conditions; potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events; the availability of financing and refinancing; the Company&#8217;s ability to meet requirements for additional capital and financing to complete the Company&#8217;s newbuilding program and grow the Company&#8217;s business; the impact of the level of the Company&#8217;s indebtedness and the restrictions in the Company&#8217;s debt agreements; vessel breakdowns and instances of off&#8208;hire; risks associated with vessel construction; potential exposure or loss from investment in derivative instruments; potential conflicts of interest involving the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer, his family and other members of the Company&#8217;s senior management and the Company&#8217;s ability to complete acquisition transactions as planned. Please see the Company&#8217;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward&#8208;looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">c/o Star Bulk Management Inc. </div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">40 Ag. Konstantinou Av.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">Maroussi 15124 </div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt">Athens, Greece</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536 </div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">New York, NY 10169</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans-serif'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Tel. (212) 661&#8208;7566</div>

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