Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Brantl John
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD [GNK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED, 299 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10171		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/s/ John Brantl 11/02/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
Mr. Brantl is a member of the board of directors of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (the "Issuer") and a Managing Director at Strategic Value Partners, LLC.  As reported in a separate Form 4 filing, Strategic Value Partners, LLC is(a) the investment manager of and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company; (b) the managing member of SVP Special Situations II LLC, which is the investment manager of and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership; (c) the managing member of SVP Special Situations III LLC, which is the investment manager of and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership; (d) the managing member of SVP Special Situations III-A LLC, which is the investment manager of and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Opportunities Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership.  Mr. Brantl disclaims beneficial ownership of shares of common stock of the Issuer owned by any of the foregoing entities.

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