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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-066156
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160518
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160518

FILER:

	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:		161660812

	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="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.75pt">On May 18, 2016, Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited, a Marshall Islands corporation (&#8220;Genco&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;), held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;).&#160; At the Annual Meeting, shareholders of record as of March 21, 2016, the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote 73,544,994 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), each having one vote per share.&#160; A total of 71,188,700 shares of Common Stock (96.79% of all such shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">57,408,897</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">57,412,468</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">&#160;&#160;&#160; 46,596</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">13,729,636</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Basil G. Mavroleon</div>
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<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 20%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">57,386,892</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">&#160;&#160;&#160; 72,172</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">0</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">13,729,636</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Arthur L. Regan</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">57,408,465</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">&#160;&#160;&#160; 50,599</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">0</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">13,729,636</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Bao D. Truong</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">57,412,900</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">&#160;&#160;&#160; 46,164</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">0</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">13,729,636</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The voting results were as follows:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">70,941,220</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.4pt">58,375</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</div>

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