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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-20-011436
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200512
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200512
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200512

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
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33393
		FILM NUMBER:		20869301

	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: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">Proxy Statement pursuant to Section 14(a) of the</div>
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    <div>Filed by the Registrant&#160; &#9746;</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;">GENCO SHIPPING &amp; TRADING LIMITED</div>
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    <div>As previously announced, as a result of ongoing restrictions in the New York City area due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) has postponed its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;)
      that was originally scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.&#160; The Annual Meeting will now be held on Wednesday, July 15 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.&#160; The Company has fixed the close of business on Friday, May 22, 2020 as the record date for determining
      the holders of shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.&#160; The Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and deliver to stockholders definitive proxy materials containing
      additional information about the Annual Meeting, including its location or the means by which it will be held.&#160; The close of business on Friday, May 22, 2020 will be the new deadline for the receipt of any stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to
      Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for inclusion in the Company&#8217;s proxy materials, which the Company believes is a reasonable time before it expects to begin to print and send its proxy materials.</div>
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