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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-24-025225
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20240509
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240509

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33393
		FILM NUMBER:		24931687

	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>
      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
      <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; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">(Rule 14a-101)</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</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>
      <div>Filed by a Party other than the Registrant&#160; &#9744;</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;">GENCO SHIPPING &amp; TRADING LIMITED</div>
      <div style="text-align: center;">(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center;">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</div>
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          <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">On May 9, 2024, John C. Wobensmith, the Chief Executive Officer and President of Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited (&#8220;Genco&#8221;),
            made a statement pertaining to Genco&#8217;s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders prior to commencing a conference call regarding Genco&#8217;s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The text of that statement is as follows:</div>
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        <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="color: #000000;">Separately from our earnings release, we issued a press release yesterday with the news that leading proxy advisory firm ISS made recommendations consistent
            with those of our Board for all of the items to be voted on at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders this year.&#160; While we are pleased with this result, the focus of our call this morning is on our results for the first quarter of 2024 and the
            ongoing implementation of our </font><font style="color: #1F3864;">c</font><font style="color: #000000;">omprehensive </font><font style="color: #1F3864;">v</font><font style="color: #000000;">alue </font><font style="color: #1F3864;">s</font><font style="color: #000000;">trategy.&#160; If you wish to see more information regarding matters to be voted on at our annual meeting, please refer to the press release I mentioned or our website at www.VoteForGenco.com.</font></div>
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      <div style="font-weight: bold;">"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995</div>
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      <div>These materials contain certain forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements use words such as &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221;
        and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of potential future events, circumstances or future operating or financial performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management&#8217;s current expectations and
        observations. For a discussion of factors that could cause results to differ, please see the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended
        December 31, 2023, and the Company's reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K subsequently filed with the SEC. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
        otherwise.</div>
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      <div style="font-weight: bold;">Additional Information and Where to Find It</div>
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        <div>On April 16, 2024, Genco filed with the SEC a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the &#8220;Definitive Proxy Statement&#8221;), containing a form of WHITE proxy card, with respect to its solicitation of proxies for Genco&#8217;s 2024 Annual Meeting of
          Shareholders. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) FILED BY GENCO AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY
          CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ANY SOLICITATION. Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by Genco free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at
          www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by Genco are also available free of charge by accessing Genco&#8217;s website at www.gencoshipping.com.</div>
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        <div style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Participants</div>
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        <div><font style="color: #000000;">Genco, its directors and certain of its executive officers will be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in respect of the 2024 Annual Meeting of </font>Shareholders, including John C.
          Wobensmith (Chief Executive Officer and President), Peter Allen (Chief Financial Officer), Joseph Adamo (Chief Accounting Officer), Jesper Christensen (Chief Commercial Officer), and Genco&#8217;s directors other than Mr. Wobensmith, namely James G.
          Dolphin, Paramita Das, Kathleen C. Haines, Basil G. Mavroleon, Karin Y. Orsel, and Arthur L. Regan. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the Company&#8217;s directors and executive officers, including a
          description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, under the captions &#8220;Management,&#8221; &#8220;Executive Compensation,&#8221; and &#8220;Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management&#8221; in Genco&#8217;s Definitive Proxy
          Statement. To the extent holdings of such participants in Genco&#8217;s securities changed since the amounts described in the Definitive Proxy Statement, such changes will be reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or
          Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge as described above.</div>
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