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 *
  Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/09/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD [GNKSF]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
375 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10152
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 2,837,673
I
See footnotes (1) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Common Stock 10,538,074
I
See footnotes (2) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Common Stock 2,610,848
I
See footnotes (3) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Common Stock 5,149,293
I
See footnotes (4) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Common Stock 59,740
I
See footnotes (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

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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
Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P.
375 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10152
    X    
Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P.
375 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10152
    X    
Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C.
375 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10152
    X    
Centerbridge Credit Partners Master, L.P.
375 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10152
    X    
Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore General Partner, L.P.
375 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10152
    X    
Centerbridge Credit Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C.
375 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10152
    X    
Gallogly Mark T
375 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10152
    X    
Aronson Jeffrey
375 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10152
    X    

Signatures

Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P., By: Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P., its general partner, By: Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeffrey H. Aronson, Authorized Signatory 07/21/2014
**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).
(1) These shares of Common Stock are held by Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P. ("Credit Partners").
(2) These shares of Common Stock are held by Centerbridge Capital Partners II (Cayman) L.P. ("Capital Partners II").
(3) These shares of Common Stock are held by Centerbridge Special Credit Partners II AIV IV (Cayman), L.P. ("Special Credit Partners II").
(4) These shares of Common Stock are held by Centerbridge Credit Partners Master, L.P. ("Credit Partners Master").
(5) These shares of Common Stock are held by Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS II (Cayman) L.P. ("Capital Partners SBS II" and, together with Credit Partners, Credit Partners II, Special Credit Partners II and Credit Partners Master, the "Centerbridge Funds").
(6) Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C. ("GP Investors") is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P. ("Credit GP"), which, in turn, is the general partner of Credit Partners, and, as such GP Investors and Credit GP may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Credit Partners. Centerbridge Credit Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C. ("Offshore GP Investors") is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore General Partner, L.P. ("Offshore GP"), which, in turn, is the general partner of Credit Partners Master, and, as such Offshore GP Investors and Offshore GP may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Credit Partners Master. (Continued in footnote 7)
(7) CCP II Cayman GP Ltd. ("CCAP II Cayman Ltd.") is the general partner of Centerbridge GP Investors II (Cayman), L.P. ("CGPI II Cayman"), which, in turn is the general partner of Centerbridge Associates II (Cayman), L.P. ("CA II Cayman"), which, in turn, is the general partner of Capital Partners II and Credit Partners SBS II, and, as such CCAP II Cayman Ltd., CGPI II Cayman and CA II Cayman may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Capital Partners II and Capital Partners SBS II. (Continued in footnote 8)
(8) CSCP II Cayman GP Ltd. ("CSCP II Cayman Ltd.") is the general partner of Centerbridge Special GP Investors II (Cayman), L.P. ("CSCGPI II Cayman"), which, in turn is the general partner of Centerbridge Special Credit Partners General Partner II (Cayman), L.P. ("CSCPGP II Cayman" and collectively with the Centerbridge Funds, GP Investors, Credit GP, Offshore GP Investors, Offshore GP, CCAP II Cayman Ltd., CGPI II Cayman, CA II Cayman, CSCP II Cayman Ltd., CSCGPI II Cayman, Mark T. Gallogly and Jeffrey H. Aronson, the "Reporting Persons" and each, a "Reporting Person"), which, in turn, is the general partner of Special Credit Partners II, and, as such CSCP II Cayman Ltd., CSCGPI II Cayman and CSCPGP II Cayman may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Special Credit Partners II. (Continued in footnote 9)
(9) Messrs. Gallogly and Aronson are the managing members of each of GP Investors, Offshore GP Investors, Centerbridge GP Investors II, LLC, which serves as the director of CCP II Cayman Ltd., and Centerbridge Special GP Investors II, L.L.C., which serves as the director of CSCP II Cayman Ltd., and, as such may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Centerbridge Funds. (Continued in footnote 10)
(10) The filing of this statement by the Reporting Persons shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, such Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of the securities reported herein and each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.

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