FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Zafolias Apostolos 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD [ GNK ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED, 299 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/4/2019
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10171
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   3/6/2019     M    1217   A $0   2812   (1) D    
Common Stock   3/6/2019     S    608   (2) D $8.6492   (3) 2204   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units     (4) (5) 3/4/2019     A      8939         (5)   (5) Common Stock   8939   (4) $0   8939   D    
Option   $8.39   3/4/2019     A      20270       3/4/2020   (6) 3/4/2025   Common Stock   20270   $0   20270   D    
Restricted Stock Units     (4) (7) 3/6/2019     M         1217      (7)   (7) Common Stock   1217   (4) $0   2435   D    
Option   $13.69                    2/27/2019   (8) 2/27/2024   Common Stock   11962     11962   D    
Warrant   $259.1                    8/7/2015   (9) 8/7/2020   Common Stock   4070     40709   D    
Warrant   $287.3                    8/7/2015   (9) 8/7/2020   Common Stock   4218     42186   D    
Warrant   $341.9                    8/7/2015   (9) 8/7/2020   Common Stock   6343     63437   D    
Warrant   $209.9                    7/9/2014   7/9/2021   Common Stock   190     1902   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Includes 1,595 shares of the issuer's common stock which have been adjusted for the issuer's 1-for-10 reverse stock split that occurred on July 7, 2016.
(2)  These shares were sold in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations for restricted stock units that settled in shares of the issuer's common stock on March 6, 2019.
(3)  The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.64 to $8.66 (inclusive) on March 6, 2019. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(4)  Each restricted stock unit 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.
(5)  These restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of March 4, 2019, subject to postponement of settlement if the vesting occurs during a blackout period or other trading restriction.
(6)  These options generally become exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of March 4, 2019.
(7)  These restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 27, 2018, subject to postponement of settlement if the vesting occurs during a blackout period or other trading restriction.
(8)  These options generally become exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 27, 2018.
(9)  These warrants became exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of August 7, 2014.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Zafolias Apostolos
C/O GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
299 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10171

Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Apostolos Zafolias 3/6/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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