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<issuerName>GENCO SHIPPING &amp; TRADING LTD</issuerName>
<secFileNumber>001-33393</secFileNumber>
<issuerAddress>
<com:street1>299 Park Avenue</com:street1>
<com:street2>12th Floor</com:street2>
<com:city>New York</com:city>
<com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
<com:zipCode>10171</com:zipCode>
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<issuerContactPhone>(646) 443-8550</issuerContactPhone>
<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>John C. Wobensmith</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
<relationshipsToIssuer>
<relationshipToIssuer>Chairman of the Board, CEO and President</relationshipToIssuer>
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<securitiesInformation>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
<name>Jefferies LLC</name>
<address>
<com:street1>520 Madison Ave 4th Floor</com:street1>
<com:city>New York</com:city>
<com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
<com:zipCode>10022</com:zipCode>
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<noOfUnitsSold>101752</noOfUnitsSold>
<aggregateMarketValue>1833571.04</aggregateMarketValue>
<noOfUnitsOutstanding>43243165</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
<approxSaleDate>09/15/2025</approxSaleDate>
<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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<securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<acquiredDate>09/08/2025</acquiredDate>
<natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock option exercise</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
<nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
<isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
<amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>168539</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
<paymentDate>09/08/2025</paymentDate>
<natureOfPayment>Cashless exercise (cash paid in lieu of surrender of fractional share)</natureOfPayment>
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<nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
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<sellerDetails>
<name>John C. Wobensmith</name>
<address>
<com:street1>Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited</com:street1>
<com:street2>299 Park Avenue, 12th Floor</com:street2>
<com:city>New York</com:city>
<com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
<com:zipCode>10171</com:zipCode>
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</sellerDetails>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<saleDate>09/08/2025</saleDate>
<amountOfSecuritiesSold>52000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
<grossProceeds>936301.6</grossProceeds>
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<securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
<sellerDetails>
<name>John C. Wobensmith</name>
<address>
<com:street1>Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited</com:street1>
<com:street2>299 Park Avenue, 12th Floor</com:street2>
<com:city>New York</com:city>
<com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
<com:zipCode>10171</com:zipCode>
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</sellerDetails>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<saleDate>09/09/2025</saleDate>
<amountOfSecuritiesSold>10752</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
<grossProceeds>194758.5</grossProceeds>
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<sellerDetails>
<name>John C. Wobensmith</name>
<address>
<com:street1>Genco Shipping &amp; Trading Limited</com:street1>
<com:street2>299 Park Avenue, 12th Floor</com:street2>
<com:city>New York</com:city>
<com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
<com:zipCode>10171</com:zipCode>
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<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<saleDate>09/12/2025</saleDate>
<amountOfSecuritiesSold>20000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
<grossProceeds>362336</grossProceeds>
</securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
<remarks>The reporting person hereby amends his Form 144 filed on September 8, 2025, as amended on September 9, 2025 and September 12, 2025, to reflect an additional 19,000 shares of Common Stock of the issuer to be sold, for a total of 101,752 shares.  A portion of such shares have been sold to date in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations for certain shares of common stock of the issuer that the reporting person received from the exercise of stock options on September 8, 2025.  The reporting person has no present intention to sell additional shares of the issuer.  Aggregate market value reported is as of September 12, 2025.</remarks>
<noticeSignature>
<noticeDate>09/15/2025</noticeDate>
<signature>/s/ John C. Wobensmith</signature>
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