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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-13-047224
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20131219
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20131220

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001326200
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33393
		FILM NUMBER:		131292260

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		299 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10171
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(646) 443-8550

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		STREET 1:		299 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10171
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On December 19, 2013, the Board of Directors of Baltic Trading Limited (&#8220;Baltic Trading&#8221;), a subsidiary of Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), approved an amendment and restatement of the Company&#8217;s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2010 Plan&#8221;) which revises the portions of the definition of Change in Control in Sections 3.8(a)(i) and (ii) thereof.&#160; Baltic Trading&#8217;s named executive officers as set forth in its Proxy Statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed on Schedule 14A on March 29, 2013 participate in the 2010 Plan.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Restricted Stock Grant Agreement dated December 19, 2013 between Baltic Trading Limited and John C. Wobensmith for 100,000 restricted shares of common stock<font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">.*</font></div>
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