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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-14-017469
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140424
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140425

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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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33393
		FILM NUMBER:		14783103

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		299 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10171
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On April 21, 2014, Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><u>Debtors</u></font>&#8221;) filed petitions for chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><u>Bankruptcy Court</u></font>&#8221;).&#160; On April 24, 2014, the Bankruptcy Court approved the form of combined notice (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><u>Notice</u></font>&#8221;) of commencement of the chapter 11 cases, the combined hearing on the Debtors&#8217; solicitation procedures, confirmation of the Debtors&#8217; prepackaged plan of reorganization (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><u>Prepack Plan</u></font>&#8221;) and the adequacy of the related disclosure statement (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><u>Disclosure Statement</u></font>&#8221;).&#160; A copy of such notice is being distributed to all holders of claims and equity security holders, among other parties-in-interest, and is available free of charge on the Debtors&#8217; restructuring website at <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.GencoRestructuring.com</font>.&#160; The reader is advised to read the Notice in its entirety.&#160; Among other things, the Notice provides a summary of the terms of the Prepack Plan and provides notice of the following dates and deadlines in the Debtors&#8217; bankruptcy proceedings:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Notice contains general information regarding the chapter 11 cases, the Prepack Plan (including information regarding the treatment of claims and equity interests thereunder, and the discharge, release, exculpation, and injunction provisions contained therein) and the procedures for filing objections to the Debtors&#8217; solicitation procedures, confirmation of the Prepack Plan and the adequacy of the Disclosure Statement.&#160; Unless an objection is timely served and filed in accordance with the Notice by the Objection Deadline, it may not be considered by the Bankruptcy Court.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Notice also provides additional information regarding the Limited Bar Dates and the procedures for filing proofs of claim, including information regarding who does <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>not</u></font> need to file a proof of claim by the applicable Limited Bar Date.&#160; As set forth in the Notice, any holder of an Applicable Claim that is not excepted from the requirements for filing a proof of claim, and that fails to timely file a proof of claim in the appropriate form by the applicable Limited Bar Date will be barred from asserting such claim against the Debtors and their chapter 11 estates and from participating in any distribution in the Debtors&#8217; cases on account of such claim.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall constitute a solicitation of any holders of any of our indebtedness or our securities with respect to the matters contemplated in the Prepack Plan or an offer to buy or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, any securities of Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited.</div>

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