<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-24-025790.txt : 20240513
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240513200322
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-24-025790
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240513
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240513

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			REGAN ARTHUR L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001332732
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33393
		FILM NUMBER:		24941062

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ARLINGTON TANKERS LTD
		STREET 2:		THE HAYWARD BUILDING  22 BERMUDIANA ROAD
		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			--

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001326200
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	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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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were sold in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations for certain restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) of the issuer that vested on May 9, 2024.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock, or in the sole discretion of the issuer's Compensation Committee, the value of a share of common stock on the date that the restricted stock unit vests.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These RSUs vested on May 17, 2017.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These RSUs vested on May 16, 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These RSUs vested on May 16, 2023.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">These RSUs generally vest on the earlier of (i) the date of the annual shareholders meeting of the issuer next following the May 16, 2023 grant date and (ii) the date that is fourteen months after the grant date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Arthur L. Regan</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-05-13</signatureDate>
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