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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                                        
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 14, 2007
 
               
 
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Republic of the Marshall Islands
000-28506
98-043-9758
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

299 Park Avenue
20th Floor
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
 
10171
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (646) 443-8550

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Item 3.01.      Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On March 14, 2007, the Company issued a press release concerning the listing of its securities on the New York Stock Exchange and the termination of its listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.  The Company commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on April 11, 2007.  A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 3.01 by reference except for the second and third paragraphs, which contain quoted remarks.
 
Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c)   Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.    Description
 
99.1         Press Release dated March 14, 2007.
 
 
 



 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
                GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
 
                
                DATE:  September 10, 2007
 
 
           
                /s/ John C. Wobensmith                  
                John C. Wobensmith
                Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
            (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 
Exhibit No.    Description
 
99.1         Press Release dated March 14, 2007.