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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001606909-15-000014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150710

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001606909
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		109 LONG WHARF
		CITY:			NEWPORT
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02840
		BUSINESS PHONE:		401 846 7790

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		109 LONG WHARF
		CITY:			NEWPORT
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02840

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Quartet Holdco Ltd.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20140430
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<a name="s094456ea405b4d83af38e46a9f2007e7"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;">WILLKIE FARR &amp; GALLAGHER</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">LLP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">787 Seventh Avenue</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">New York, NY 10019-6099</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">Tel:  212 728 8000</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">Fax: 212 728 8111</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">July 10, 2015</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS AND EDGAR</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Justin Dobbie</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Legal Branch Chief</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">100 F Street, N.E. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Re:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Filed March 11, 2015</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">File No. 333-201881</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Dear Mr. Dobbie:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">On behalf of Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), we respond as follows to the Staff&#8217;s comment letter, dated March 23, 2015, relating to the above-captioned Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;).  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Please note that for the Staff&#8217;s convenience, we have recited the Staff&#8217;s comment and provided the Company&#8217;s response to such comment immediately thereafter.  </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Plan of Distribution, page 24 </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">We note your response to our prior comment 2. In particular, we note your disclosure that each of the selling shareholders is affiliated with a registered broker-dealer and may be deemed an underwriter with respect to securities sold by such selling shareholder pursuant to the prospectus. If true, please revise to clarify that each selling shareholder purchased in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the securities to be resold, each selling shareholder had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">We believe this is adequately addressed in the Registration Statement.  We would like to direct your attention to our disclosure on page 1 of the Registration Statement where we indicate that the common shares issued to selling shareholders were issued to such selling shareholders in lieu of cash fees payable to each such party in connection with the merger of the Company and Quartet Merger Corp. that was consummated on October 1, 2014.  We also would like to direct your attention to page 28 of the Registration Statement where the Company indicates that it does not know of any existing arrangements between the Selling Shareholders, any other stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter, or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the common shares. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">*   *   *   *  *</font></div><br><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s094456ea405b4d83af38e46a9f2007e7"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">Page 2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">July 10, 2015 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the above telephone and facsimile numbers.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Very truly yours,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">/s/ Robert A. Rizzo</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Robert A. Rizzo</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Enclosures</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">cc:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Mr. Anthony Laura</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Ms. Trudy Coleman</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><a name="s9cf23e8b25c842febec7c8a2a2006904"></a><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">- 2 -</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">12601384.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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