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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-077297
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160819
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160819
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160819

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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:		161843546

	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="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">CURRENT REPORT</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; August 19, 2016 (August 19, 2016)</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 1.01</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">On August 19, 2016, Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into waiver agreements with ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC (&#8220;ABN AMRO&#8221;) in connection with the Loan Agreement dated October 8, 2014 (as amended) among Baltic Hornet Limited as Borrower, ABN AMRO as Agent, and the other parties thereto (the &#8220;Hornet Credit Facility&#8221;) and the Loan Agreement dated October 8, 2014 (as amended) among Baltic Wasp Limited as Borrower, ABN AMRO as Agent, and the other parties thereto (together with the Hornet Credit Facility, the &#8220;2014 Term Loan Facilities&#8221;).&#160; The waiver agreements replace the waivers entered into on August 9, 2016 for the 2014 Term Loan Facilities pursuant to which the collateral maintenance covenants and the maximum leverage ratio covenants under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities were waived through October 15, 2016.&#160; Pursuant to the waiver agreements, the collateral maintenance covenants and the maximum leverage ratio covenants under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities have been waived through October 15, 2016.&#160; The waivers with respect to the maximum leverage ratio covenants are subject to the approval by September 2, 2016 of China Export &amp; Credit Insurance Corporation (&#8220;Sinosure&#8221;), the insurer of the 2014 Term Loan Facilities.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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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