10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from           to         

Commission File Number 001-33393

GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Republic of the Marshall Islands	98-043-9758
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

299 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10171

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(646) 443-8550

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☒	Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☒
			Emerging growth company ☐

If emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act    ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.  Yes ☒ No ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	GNK	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of August 9, 2019: Common stock, par value $0.01 per share — 41,656,947 shares.

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

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	PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)		4
	a)	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	4
	b)	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018	5
	c)	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018	6
	d)	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018	7
	e)	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018	8
	f)	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		35
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		59
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		60
	PART II —OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		61
Item 5.	Other Information		61
Item 6.	Exhibits		61

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Website Information

We intend to use our website, www.GencoShipping.com, as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included in our website’s Investor section. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investor portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, and webcasts. To subscribe to our e-mail alert service, please submit your e-mail address at the Investor Relations Home page of the Investor section of our website. The information contained in, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into or a part of this document or any other report or document we file with or furnish to the SEC, and any references to our website are intended to be inactive textual references only.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,121	$	197,499
Restricted cash		—		4,947
Due from charterers, net of a reserve of $1,047 and $669, respectively		15,718		22,306
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,200		10,449
Inventories		29,325		29,548
Vessels held for sale		—		5,702
Total current assets		219,364		270,451
Noncurrent assets:
Vessels, net of accumulated depreciation of $265,147 and $244,529, respectively		1,320,149		1,344,870
Deferred drydock, net of accumulated amortization of $15,175 and $13,553 respectively		11,629		9,544
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,575 and $1,281, respectively		4,077		2,290
Operating lease right-of-use assets		8,910		—
Restricted cash		315		315
Total noncurrent assets		1,345,080		1,357,019
Total assets	$	1,564,444	$	1,627,470
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	33,151	$	29,143
Current portion of long-term debt		65,640		66,320
Deferred revenue		8,263		6,404
Current operating lease liabilities		1,634		—
Total current liabilities:		108,688		101,867
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term operating lease liabilities		10,675		—
Deferred rent		—		3,468
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs of $15,015 and $16,272, respectively		433,030		468,828
Total noncurrent liabilities		443,705		472,296
Total liabilities		552,393		574,163
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 41,656,947 and 41,644,470 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		416		416
Additional paid-in capital		1,741,184		1,740,163
Retained deficit		(729,549)		(687,272)
Total equity		1,012,051		1,053,307
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,564,444	$	1,627,470

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, Except for Earnings Per Share and Share Data)

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenues:
Voyage revenues	$	83,550	$	86,157	$	177,014	$	163,073
Total revenues		83,550		86,157		177,014		163,073
Operating expenses:
Voyage expenses		41,800		25,983		84,822		47,075
Vessel operating expenses		24,358		23,720		47,549		47,487
Charter hire expenses		4,849		509		7,267		509
General and administrative expenses (inclusive of nonvested stock amortization expense of $569,  $638, $1,021 and $1,131, respectively)		5,799		6,510		12,109		11,727
Technical management fees		1,885		1,950		3,825		3,898
Depreciation and amortization		18,271		16,450		36,348		33,336
Impairment of vessel assets		13,897		184		13,897		56,586
Gain on sale of vessels		—		—		(611)		—
Total operating expenses		110,859		75,306		205,206		200,618
Operating (loss) income		(27,309)		10,851		(28,192)		(37,545)
Other (expense) income:
Other income		107		144		437		59
Interest income		1,073		887		2,400		1,681
Interest expense		(8,124)		(8,469)		(16,699)		(16,593)
Impairment of right-of-use asset		(223)		—		(223)		—
Loss on debt extinguishment		—		(4,533)		—		(4,533)
Other expense		(7,167)		(11,971)		(14,085)		(19,386)
Net loss	$	(34,476)	$	(1,120)	$	(42,277)	$	(56,931)
Net loss per share-basic	$	(0.83)	$	(0.03)	$	(1.01)	$	(1.62)
Net loss per share-diluted	$	(0.83)	$	(0.03)	$	(1.01)	$	(1.62)
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic		41,742,301		35,516,058		41,734,248		35,049,615
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted		41,742,301		35,516,058		41,734,248		35,049,615

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net loss	$	(34,476)	$	(1,120)	$	(42,277)	$	(56,931)
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—
Comprehensive loss	$	(34,476)	$	(1,120)	$	(42,277)	$	(56,931)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

			Additional
	Common		Paid-in		Retained
	Stock		Capital		Deficit		Total Equity
Balance — January 1, 2019	$	416	$	1,740,163	$	(687,272)	$	1,053,307
Net loss						(7,801)		(7,801)
Issuance of 12,477 shares of vested RSUs		—		—				—
Nonvested stock amortization				452				452
Balance — March 31, 2019	$	416	$	1,740,615	$	(695,073)	$	1,045,958
Net loss						(34,476)		(34,476)
Nonvested stock amortization				569				569
Balance — June 30, 2019	$	416	$	1,741,184	$	(729,549)	$	1,012,051

			Additional
	Common		Paid-in		Retained
	Stock		Capital		Deficit		Total Equity
Balance — January 1, 2018	$	345	$	1,628,355	$	(654,332)	$	974,368
Net loss						(55,813)		(55,813)
Nonvested stock amortization				493				493
Balance — March 31, 2018	$	345	$	1,628,848	$	(710,145)	$	919,048
Net loss						(1,118)		(1,118)
Issuance of 7,015,000 shares of common stock		70		109,605				109,675
Nonvested stock amortization				638				638
Balance — June 30, 2018	$	415	$	1,739,091	$	(711,263)	$	1,028,243

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019		2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(42,277)	$	(56,931)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		36,348		33,336
Amortization of deferred financing costs		1,867		1,239
Payment of PIK interest		—		(5,341)
Noncash operating lease expense		577		—
Amortization of nonvested stock compensation expense		1,021		1,131
Impairment of right-of-use asset		223		—
Impairment of vessel assets		13,897		56,586
Gain on sale of vessels		(611)		—
Loss on debt extinguishment		—		4,533
Insurance proceeds for protection and indemnity claims		389		187
Insurance proceeds for loss of hire claims		—		58
Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in due from charterers		6,588		(2,201)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets		165		(2,910)
Decrease (increase) in inventories		223		(7,731)
Decrease in other noncurrent assets		—		514
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses		828		2,284
Increase in deferred revenue		1,859		1,185
Decrease in operating lease liabilities		(786)		—
Increase in deferred rent		—		539
Deferred drydock costs incurred		(5,488)		(1,459)
Net cash provided by operating activities		14,823		25,019
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of vessels, including deposits		(7,754)		(747)
Purchase of scrubbers (capitalized in Vessels)		(10,370)		—
Purchase of other fixed assets		(2,494)		(491)
Net proceeds from sale of vessels		6,309		—
Insurance proceeds for hull and machinery claims		612		3,107
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(13,697)		1,869
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on the $108 Million Credit Facility		(3,160)		—
Repayments on the $495 Million Credit Facility		(34,575)		—
Proceeds from $460 Million Credit Facility		—		460,000
Repayments on the $400 Million Credit Facility		—		(399,600)
Repayments on the $98 Million Credit Facility		—		(93,939)
Repayments on the 2014 Term Loan Facilities		—		(25,544)
Payment of debt extinguishment costs		—		(2,962)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—		110,249
Payment of common stock issuance costs		(105)		(48)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(611)		(9,679)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(38,451)		38,477
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(37,325)		65,365
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		202,761		204,946
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	165,436	$	270,311

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share and Share Data)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (“GS&T”) and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). The Company is engaged in the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. GS&T is incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands, and as of June 30, 2019, is the direct or indirect owner of all of the outstanding shares or limited liability company interests of the following subsidiaries: Genco Ship Management LLC; Genco Investments LLC; Genco RE Investments LLC; Genco Shipping Pte. Ltd.; Genco Shipping A/S; Baltic Trading Limited (“Baltic Trading”); and the ship-owning subsidiaries as set forth below under “Other General Information.” 

On June 19, 2018, the Company closed an equity offering of 7,015,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $16.50 per share.  The Company received net proceeds of $109,648 after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions and other expenses. 

Other General Information

Below is the list of the Company’s wholly owned ship-owning subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019:

Wholly Owned Subsidiaries	Vessel Acquired	Dwt	Delivery Date	Year Built
Genco Augustus Limited	Genco Augustus	180,151	8/17/07	2007
Genco Tiberius Limited	Genco Tiberius	175,874	8/28/07	2007
Genco London Limited	Genco London	177,833	9/28/07	2007
Genco Titus Limited	Genco Titus	177,729	11/15/07	2007
Genco Challenger Limited	Genco Challenger	28,428	12/14/07	2003
Genco Charger Limited	Genco Charger	28,398	12/14/07	2005
Genco Warrior Limited	Genco Warrior	55,435	12/17/07	2005
Genco Predator Limited	Genco Predator	55,407	12/20/07	2005
Genco Hunter Limited	Genco Hunter	58,729	12/20/07	2007
Genco Champion Limited	Genco Champion	28,445	1/2/08	2006
Genco Constantine Limited	Genco Constantine	180,183	2/21/08	2008
Genco Raptor LLC	Genco Raptor	76,499	6/23/08	2007
Genco Thunder LLC	Genco Thunder	76,588	9/25/08	2007
Genco Hadrian Limited	Genco Hadrian	169,025	12/29/08	2008
Genco Commodus Limited	Genco Commodus	169,098	7/22/09	2009
Genco Maximus Limited	Genco Maximus	169,025	9/18/09	2009
Genco Claudius Limited	Genco Claudius	169,001	12/30/09	2010
Genco Bay Limited	Genco Bay	34,296	8/24/10	2010
Genco Ocean Limited	Genco Ocean	34,409	7/26/10	2010
Genco Avra Limited	Genco Avra	34,391	5/12/11	2011
Genco Mare Limited	Genco Mare	34,428	7/20/11	2011
Genco Spirit Limited	Genco Spirit	34,432	11/10/11	2011
Genco Aquitaine Limited	Genco Aquitaine	57,981	8/18/10	2009
Genco Ardennes Limited	Genco Ardennes	58,018	8/31/10	2009
Genco Auvergne Limited	Genco Auvergne	58,020	8/16/10	2009
Genco Bourgogne Limited	Genco Bourgogne	58,018	8/24/10	2010
Genco Brittany Limited	Genco Brittany	58,018	9/23/10	2010
Genco Languedoc Limited	Genco Languedoc	58,018	9/29/10	2010
Genco Loire Limited	Genco Loire	53,430	8/4/10	2009
Genco Lorraine Limited	Genco Lorraine	53,417	7/29/10	2009
Genco Normandy Limited	Genco Normandy	53,596	8/10/10	2007
Genco Picardy Limited	Genco Picardy	55,257	8/16/10	2005
Genco Provence Limited	Genco Provence	55,317	8/23/10	2004
Genco Pyrenees Limited	Genco Pyrenees	58,018	8/10/10	2010
Genco Rhone Limited	Genco Rhone	58,018	3/29/11	2011
Genco Weatherly Limited	Genco Weatherly	61,556	7/26/18	2014
Genco Columbia Limited	Genco Columbia	60,294	9/10/18	2016
Genco Endeavour Limited	Genco Endeavour	181,060	8/15/18	2015
Genco Resolute Limited	Genco Resolute	181,060	8/14/18	2015
Genco Defender Limited	Genco Defender	180,021	9/6/18	2016

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Wholly Owned Subsidiaries	Vessel Acquired	Dwt	Delivery Date		Year Built
Genco Liberty Limited	Genco Liberty	180,032	9/11/18		2016
Baltic Lion Limited	Baltic Lion	179,185	4/8/15	(1)	2012
Baltic Tiger Limited	Genco Tiger	179,185	4/8/15	(1)	2011
Baltic Leopard Limited	Baltic Leopard	53,446	4/8/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Panther Limited	Baltic Panther	53,350	4/29/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Cougar Limited	Baltic Cougar	53,432	5/28/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Jaguar Limited	Baltic Jaguar	53,473	5/14/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Bear Limited	Baltic Bear	177,717	5/14/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Wolf Limited	Baltic Wolf	177,752	10/14/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Wind Limited	Baltic Wind	34,408	8/4/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Cove Limited	Baltic Cove	34,403	8/23/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Breeze Limited	Baltic Breeze	34,386	10/12/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Fox Limited	Baltic Fox	31,883	9/6/13	(2)	2010
Baltic Hare Limited	Baltic Hare	31,887	9/5/13	(2)	2009
Baltic Hornet Limited	Baltic Hornet	63,574	10/29/14	(2)	2014
Baltic Wasp Limited	Baltic Wasp	63,389	1/2/15	(2)	2015
Baltic Scorpion Limited	Baltic Scorpion	63,462	8/6/15		2015
Baltic Mantis Limited	Baltic Mantis	63,470	10/9/15		2015

(1) The delivery date for these vessels represents the date that the vessel was purchased from Baltic Trading.

(2) The delivery date for these vessels represents the date that the vessel was delivered to Baltic Trading.

2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) which includes the accounts of GS&T and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  In the opinion of management of the Company, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and operating results have been included in the statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 10-K”).  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant estimates include vessel valuations, the valuation of amounts due from charterers, performance claims, residual value of vessels, useful life of vessels and the fair value of derivative instruments, if any.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segment reporting

The Company reports financial information and evaluates its operations by voyage revenues and not by the length of ship employment for its customers, i.e., spot or time charters.  Each of the Company’s vessels serve the same type of customer, have similar operations and maintenance requirements, operate in the same regulatory environment, and are subject to similar economic characteristics. Based on this, the Company has determined that it operates in one reportable segment, the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. 

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Restricted cash

Current and non-current restricted cash includes cash that is restricted pursuant to our credit facilities.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt.  The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018		2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,121	$	197,499	$	269,996	$	174,479
Restricted cash - current		—		4,947		—		7,234
Restricted cash - noncurrent		315		315		315		23,233
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	165,436	$	202,761	$	270,311	$	204,946

Vessels held for sale

On November 23, 2018, the Company reached an agreement to sell the Genco Vigour, and the relevant vessel assets have been classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018.  This vessel was sold on January 28, 2019.  Refer to Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions for further information.

Vessels, net

Vessels, net is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Included in vessel costs are acquisition costs directly attributable to the acquisition of a vessel and expenditures made to prepare the vessel for its initial voyage, including the purchase of exhaust gas cleaning systems (“scrubbers”) and ballast water treatment systems. The Company also capitalizes interest costs for a vessel under construction as a cost that is directly attributable to the acquisition of a vessel. Vessels are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, determined to be 25 years from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard. Depreciation expense for vessels for the three months ended June 30, 2019  and 2018 was $16,697 and $15,246, respectively.  Depreciation expense for vessels for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $33,185 and $30,919, respectively.

Depreciation expense is calculated based on cost less the estimated residual scrap value. The costs of significant replacements, renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over the shorter of the vessel’s remaining estimated useful life or the estimated life of the renewal or betterment. Undepreciated cost of any asset component being replaced that was acquired after the initial vessel purchase is written off as a component of vessel operating expense. Expenditures for routine maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Scrap value is estimated by the Company by taking the estimated scrap value of $310 per lightweight ton (“lwt”) times the weight of the ship noted in lwt.    

Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue primarily relates to cash received from charterers prior to it being earned. These amounts are recognized as income when earned. Additionally, deferred revenue includes estimated customer claims, mainly due to time charter performance issues. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had an accrual of $532 and $345, respectively, related to these estimated customer claims.

Revenue recognition

Since the Company’s inception, revenues have been generated from time charter agreements, spot market voyage charters, pool agreements and spot market-related time charters.  A time charter involves placing a vessel at the charterer’s disposal for a set period of time during which the charterer may use the vessel in return for the payment by

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the charterer of a specified daily hire rate, including any ballast bonus payments received pursuant to the time charter agreement.  Spot market-related time charters are the same as other time charter agreements, except the time charter rates are variable and are based on a percentage of the average daily rates as published by the Baltic Dry Index (“BDI”).  Voyage revenues also include the sale of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters pursuant to the terms of the time charter agreement.

The Company records time charter revenues over the term of the charter as service is provided.  Revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis as the average revenue over the term of the respective time charter agreement.  The Company records spot market-related time charter revenues over the term of the charter as service is provided based on the rate determined based on the BDI for each billing period.  As such, the revenue earned by the Company’s vessels that are on spot market-related time charters is subject to fluctuations of the spot market.

The Company has identified that time charter agreements, including fixed rate time charters and spot market-related time charters, contain a lease in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842 — Leases, refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion.

The Company recognizes revenue for spot market voyage charters ratably over the total transit time of each voyage, which commences at the time the vessel arrives at the loading port and ends at the time the discharge of cargo is completed at the discharge port, in accordance with ASC 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”).  Refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion.

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any of its vessels in vessel pools.  Under pool arrangements, the vessels operate under a time charter agreement whereby the cost of bunkers and port expenses are borne by the pool and operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel.  Since the members of the pool share in the revenue less voyage expenses generated by the entire group of vessels in the pool, and the pool operates in the spot market, the revenue earned by these vessels is subject to the fluctuations of the spot market.  The Company recognizes revenue from these pool arrangements based on its portion of the net distributions reported by the relevant pool, which represents the net voyage revenue of the pool after voyage expenses and pool manager fees.

Voyage expense recognition

In time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool agreements, operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel and specified voyage costs such as fuel and port charges are paid by the charterer. These expenses are borne by the Company during spot market voyage charters.  As such, there are significantly higher voyage expenses for spot market voyage charters as compared to time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool agreements.  Refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion of the accounting for fuel expenses for spot market voyage charters.  There are certain other non-specified voyage expenses, such as commissions, which are typically borne by the Company. At the inception of a time charter, the Company records the difference between the cost of bunker fuel delivered by the terminating charterer and the bunker fuel sold to the new charterer as a gain or loss within voyage expenses. Additionally, the Company records lower of cost and net realizable value adjustments to re-value the bunker fuel on a quarterly basis for certain time charter agreements where the inventory is subject to gains and losses.  These differences in bunkers, including any lower of cost and net realizable value adjustments, resulted in a net gain (loss) of $113 and $1,034 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and ($237) and $1,889 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  Additionally, voyage expenses include the cost of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters pursuant to the terms of the time charter agreement. 

Charter hire expenses

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company began chartering-in third-party vessels.  The costs to charter-in these vessels, which primarily include the daily charter hire rate net of commissions or net freight revenue, are recorded as Charter hire expenses.  The company recorded $4,849 and $509 of charter hire expenses during the three months

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ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $7,267 and $509 of charter hire expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Impairment of vessel assets

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $13,897 and $184, respectively, related to the impairment of vessel assets in accordance with ASC 360 — “Property, Plant and Equipment” (“ASC 360”). Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $13,897 and $56,586,  respectively, related to the impairment of vessel assets in accordance with ASC 360.

On August 2, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Challenger, a 2003-built Handysize vessel, for $5,250 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2019, the vessel value for the Genco Challenger was adjusted to its net sales price of $5,145 as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $4,401 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.  Refer to Note 17 — Subsequent Events for further detail regarding the sale. 

At June 30, 2019, the Company determined that the expected estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the Genco Champion, a 2006-built Handysize vessel, and the Genco Charger, a 2005-built Handysize vessel, did not exceed the net book value of these vessels as of June 30, 2019.  As such, the Company adjusted the value of these vessels to their respective fair market values as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $9,496 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. 

On July 24, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Surprise, a 1998-built Panamax vessel, for $5,300 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2018, the vessel value for the Genco Surprise was adjusted to its net sales price of $5,141 as of June 30, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $184 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.  Refer to Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions for further detail regarding the sale. 

On February 27, 2018, the Board of Directors determined to dispose of the Company’s following nine vessels: the Genco Cavalier, the Genco Loire, the Genco Lorraine, the Genco Muse, the Genco Normandy, the Baltic Cougar, the Baltic Jaguar, the Baltic Leopard and the Baltic Panther, at times and on terms to be determined in the future.  Given this decision, and that the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for each of these older vessels did not exceed the net book value for each vessel, the Company adjusted the values of these older vessels to their respective fair market values during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $56,402 during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

Gain on sale of vessels

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded a net gain of $611 related to the sale of vessels.  The net gain of $611 recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2019 related primarily to the sale of the Genco Vigour.  There were no vessels sold during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, “Disclosure Framework: Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-03”),” which change the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, adding, and modifying certain disclosures. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within that year.  Early adoption is permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of this ASU.  The Company has evaluated the impact of the  adoption of ASU 2018-03 and has determined that there is no effect on its consolidated financial statements.

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASC 842”), which replaces the existing guidance in ASC 840 – Leases (“ASC 840”).  This ASU requires a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases.  Both finance leases and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability for leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. For finance leases, the lessee would recognize interest expense and amortization of the right-of-use asset and for operating leases, the lessee would recognize a straight-line total lease expense.  Accounting by lessors will remain largely unchanged from current U.S. GAAP.  The requirements of this standard include an increase in required disclosures.  This ASU was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Lessees and lessors were required to apply the new standard at the beginning of the earliest period presented in the financial statements in which they first apply the new guidance, using a modified retrospective transition method. The requirements of this standard include a significant increase in required disclosures. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements” which provides clarifications and improvements to ASC 842, including allowing entities to elect an additional transition method with which to adopt ASC 842.  The approved transition method enables entities to apply the transition requirements at the effective date of ASC 842 (rather than at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented as currently required) with the effect of the initial application of ASC 842 recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption.  As a result, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the year of adoption would continue to be in accordance with ASC 840, Lease (Topic 840) (“ASC 840”), including the disclosure requirements of ASC 840.   The Company adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 using this transition method.  

The new guidance provides a number of optional practical expedients in the transition.  The Company has elected the package of practical expedients, which among other things, allows the carryforward of the historical lease classification. Further, upon implementation of the new guidance, the Company has elected the practical expedients to combine lease and non-lease components, and to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases. Upon adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset of $9,710 and an operating lease liability of $13,095 in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Refer to Note 13 — Leases for further information regarding our operating lease agreement and the effect of the adoption of ASC 842 from a lessee perspective.

Pursuant to ASC 842, the Company has identified revenue from its time charter agreements as lease revenue.  Refer to Note 12— Voyage revenue for additional information regarding the adoption of ASC 842 from a lessor perspective.

3 - CASH FLOW INFORMATION

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had non-cash investing activities not included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for items included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisting of $2,383 for the Purchase of vessels, including deposits,  $4,104 for the Purchase of scrubbers and $77 for the Purchase of other fixed assets. 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company had non-cash investing activities not included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for items included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisting of $135 for the Purchase of vessels, including deposits, and $97 for the Purchase of other fixed assets.    For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had non-cash financing activities not included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for items included Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisting of $162 for the Payment of deferred financing fees and $526 for the Payment of common stock issuance costs.  

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, cash paid for interest was $14,946 and $14,061, respectively. 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, there was no cash paid for estimated income taxes.

On May 15, 2019, the Company issued 29,580 restricted stock units to certain members of the Board of Directors.  The aggregate fair value of these restricted stock units was $255.

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On March 4, 2019, the Company issued 106,079 restricted stock units and options to purchase 240,540 shares of the Company’s stock at an exercise price of $8.39 to certain individuals. The fair value of these restricted stock units and stock options were $890 and $904, respectively.

On May 15, 2018, the Company issued 14,268 restricted stock units to certain members of the Board of Directors.  The aggregate fair value of these restricted stock units was $255.

On February 27, 2018, the Company issued 37,346 restricted stock units and options to purchase 122,608 shares of the Company’s stock at an exercise price of $13.69 to certain individuals.  The fair value of these restricted stock units and stock options were $512 and $926, respectively. 

Refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation for further information regarding the aforementioned grants.   

4 - VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Vessel Acquisitions

On June 6, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement for the en bloc purchase of four drybulk vessels, including two Capesize drybulk vessels and two Ultramax drybulk vessels for approximately $141,000.  Each vessel was built with a fuel-saving “eco” engine.  The Genco Resolute, a 2015-built Capesize vessel, was delivered on August 14, 2018 and the Genco Endeavour, a 2015-built Capesize vessel, was delivered on August 15, 2018.  The Genco Weatherly, a 2014-built Ultramax vessel, was delivered on July 26, 2018 and the Genco Columbia, a 2016-built Ultramax vessel, was delivered on September 10, 2018. The Company utilized a combination of cash on hand and proceeds from the $108 Million Credit Facility to finance the purchase.

On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into agreements to purchase two 2016-built Capesize drybulk vessels for an aggregate purchase price of $98,000.  The Genco Defender was delivered on September 6, 2018, and the Genco Liberty was delivered on September 11, 2018. The Company utilized a combination of cash on hand and proceeds from the $108 Million Credit Facility to finance the purchase.

Vessel Dispositions

On November 23, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Vigour, a 1999-built Panamax vessel, to a third party for $6,550 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on January 28, 2019.  The vessel assets were classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018.  

On November 21, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Knight, a 1999-built Panamax vessel, to a third party for $6,200 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on December 26, 2018.

On November 15, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Beauty, a 1999-built Panamax vessel, to a third party for $6,560 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on December 17, 2018.

On October 31, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Muse, a 2001-built Handymax vessel, to a third party for $6,660 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on December 5, 2018.

On August 30, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Cavalier, a 2007-built Supramax vessel, to a third party for $10,000 less a 2.5% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on October 16, 2018.  The Genco Cavalier served as collateral under the $495 Million Credit Facility; therefore, $4,947 of the net proceeds received from the sale remained classified as restricted cash for 180 days following the sale date which was reflected as current restricted cash in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018.  That

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amount could be used towards the financing of a replacement vessel or vessels meeting certain requirements and added as collateral under the facility.  If such a replacement vessel was not added as collateral within such 180 day period, the Company was required to use the proceeds as a loan prepayment.  On April 15, 2019, the Company utilized these proceeds as a loan prepayment under the $495 Million Credit Facility, refer to Note 7 — Debt. 

On July 24, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Surprise, a 1998-built Panamax vessel, to a third party for $5,300 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  On August 7, 2018, the Company completed the sale of the Genco Surprise. 

On June 27, 2018, the Company reached agreements to sell the Genco Explorer and the Genco Progress, both 1999-built Handysize vessels, to a third party for $5,600 each less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale of the Genco Progress was completed on September 13, 2018 and the sale of the Genco Explorer was completed on November 13, 2018.  

With the exception of the Genco Cavalier, the aforementioned six vessels that were sold during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the Genco Vigour which was sold during the six months ended June 30, 2019 do not serve as collateral under any of the Company’s credit facilities; therefore the Company was not required to pay down any indebtedness with the proceeds from the sales. 

Refer to Note 1 — General Information for a listing of the delivery dates for the vessels in the Company’s fleet.

5 - NET LOSS PER SHARE

The computation of basic net loss per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. The computation of diluted net loss per share assumes the vesting of nonvested stock awards and the exercise of stock options (refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation), for which the assumed proceeds upon vesting are deemed to be the amount of compensation cost attributable to future services and are not yet recognized using the treasury stock method, to the extent dilutive.  There were 258,084 restricted stock units and 496,148 stock options excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 because they were anti-dilutive.  There were 253,438 shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units and 255,608 stock options excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 because they were anti-dilutive (refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation). 

The Company’s diluted net loss per share will also reflect the assumed conversion of the equity warrants issued when the Company emerged from bankruptcy on July 9, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) and MIP Warrants issued by the Company (refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation) if the impact is dilutive under the treasury stock method.  The equity warrants have a 7-year term that commenced on the day following the Effective Date and are exercisable for one tenth of a share of the Company’s common stock.  There were no unvested MIP Warrants and 3,936,761 equity warrants excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 because they were anti-dilutive. 

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The components of the denominator for the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended		For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Common shares outstanding, basic:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Common shares outstanding, diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Dilutive effect of warrants	—	—	—	—
Dilutive effect of stock options	—	—	—	—
Dilutive effect of restricted stock awards	—	—	—	—
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615

6 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not identify any related party transactions.

7 – DEBT

Long-term debt, net consists of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Principal amount	$	513,685	$	551,420
Less:  Unamortized debt financing costs		(15,015)		(16,272)
Less: Current portion		(65,640)		(66,320)
Long-term debt, net	$	433,030	$	468,828

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	June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
			Unamortized				Unamortized
			Debt Issuance				Debt Issuance
	Principal		Cost		Principal		Cost
$495 Million Credit Facility	$	410,425	$	13,361	$	445,000	$	14,423
$108 Million Credit Facility		103,260		1,654		106,420		1,849
Total debt	$	513,685	$	15,015	$	551,420	$	16,272

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, $15,015 and $16,272 of deferred financing costs, respectively, were presented as a direct deduction within the outstanding debt balance in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Amortization expense for deferred financing costs was $952 and $666 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $1,867 and $1,239 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This amortization expense is recorded as a component of Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Effective June 5, 2018, the portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs for the $400 Million Credit Facility and 2014 Term Loan Facilities that was identified as a debt modification, rather than an extinguishment of debt, is being amortized over the life of the $495 Million Credit Facility.

$495 Million Credit Facility

On May 31, 2018, the Company entered into a five-year senior secured credit facility for an aggregate amount of up to $460,000 with Nordea Bank AB (publ), New York Branch (“Nordea”), as Administrative Agent and Security Agenty, the various lenders party thereto, and Nordea, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, DVB Bank SE, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, and Danish Ship Finance A/S as Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers.  Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, and CTBC Bank Co. Ltd. are Co-Arrangers under this credit facility.  On June 5, 2018, proceeds of $460,000 under this facility were used, together with cash on hand, to refinance all of the Company’s existing credit facilities (the $400 Million Credit Facility, $98 Million Credit Facility and 2014 Term Loan Facilities, as defined below) into one facility, and pay down the debt on seven of the Company’s oldest vessels, which have been identified for sale. 

On February 28, 2019, the Company entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement (the “Amendment”) for this credit facility (the “$495 Million Credit Facility”) with Nordea Bank AB (publ), New York Branch  (“Nordea”), as Administrative Agent and Security Agent, the various lenders party thereto, and Nordea, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, DVB Bank SE, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, and Danish Ship Finance A/S  as Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers.  The Amendment provides for an additional tranche up to $35,000 to finance a portion of the acquisitions, installations, and related costs for scrubbers for 17 of the Company’s Capesize vessels. 

On April 15, 2019, the Company utilized $4,947 of the proceeds from the sale of the Genco Cavalier that was classified as restricted cash as of December 31, 2018 as a loan prepayment under the $495 Million Credit Facility.  Under the terms of the $495 Million Credit Facility, the amount received from the proceeds of the sale of a collateralized vessel can be used towards the financing of a replacement vessel or vessels meeting certain requirements and added as collateral under the facility.  However, since a replacement vessel was not added as collateral within the 180 day period stipulated in the $495 Million Credit Facility, the Company was required to utilize the proceeds as a loan prepayment. 

On May 10, 2019, the Company prepaid $15,000 for the amortization payment originally scheduled for June 30, 2019.  As the prepayment amount exceed the revised scheduled quarterly amortization payment of $14,864 (as explained below), the $136 excess will be applied to the next scheduled quarterly amortization payment due on September 30, 2019. 

As of June 30, 2019, there was $34,628 of availability under the $495 Million Credit Facility.  Total debt repayments of $19,575 and $34,575 were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the $495

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Million Credit Facility, respectively.  There were no debt repayments made under the $495 Million Credit Facility during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.  As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the total outstanding net debt balance was $397,064 and $430,577, respectively.

The $495 Million Credit Facility provides for the following key terms in relation to the $460,000 tranche:

· The final maturity date is May 31, 2023.

· Borrowings bear interest at London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 3.25% through December 31, 2018 and LIBOR plus a range of 3.00% and 3.50% thereafter, dependent upon the Company’s ratio of total net indebtedness to the last twelve months EBITDA.  Original scheduled amortization payments were $15,000 per quarter commencing on December 31, 2018, with a final payment of $190,000 due on the maturity date.  As a result of the $4,947 loan prepayment on April 15, 2019 as described above, scheduled amortization were recalculated in accordance with the terms of the facility.  Scheduled amortization payments will be $14,864 per quarter commencing June 30, 2019, with a final payment of $187,601 due on the maturity date.

· Scheduled amortization payments may be recalculated upon the Company’s request based on changes in collateral vessels, prepayments of the loan made as a result of a collateral vessel disposition as part of the Company’s fleet renewal program, or voluntary prepayments, subject in each case to a minimum repayment profile under which the loan will be repaid to nil when the average age of the vessels serving as collateral from time to time reaches 17 years.  Mandatory prepayments are applied to remaining amortization payments pro rata, while voluntary prepayments are applied to remaining amortization payments in order of maturity.

· Acquisitions and additional indebtedness are allowed subject to compliance with financial covenants, a collateral maintenance test, and other customary conditions.

The $495 Million Credit Facility provides for the following key terms in relation to the $35,000 tranche:

· The final maturity date is May 31, 2023.

· Borrowings under the tranche may be incurred pursuant to multiple drawings on or prior to March 30, 2020 in minimum amounts of $5,000 and may be used to finance up to 90% of the scrubber costs noted above.

· Borrowings under the tranche will bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% through September 30, 2019 and LIBOR plus a range of 2.25% to 2.75% thereafter, dependent upon the Company’s ratio of total net indebtedness to the last twelve months’ EBITDA.

· The tranche is subject to equal consecutive quarterly repayments commencing on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 in an amount reflecting a repayment profile whereby the loans shall have been repaid after four years calculated from March 31, 2020. Assuming that the full $35,000 is borrowed, each quarterly repayment amount was originally scheduled to be equal to $2,500.  However, as a result of the $4,947 loan prepayment on April 15, 2019, the availability under the $35,000 tranche was reduced to $34,628.  Assuming that the full $34,628 is borrowed, scheduled quarterly repayments would be approximately $2,473 commencing March 31, 2020. 

The $495 Million Credit Facility provides for the following key terms:

· Dividends may be paid subject to customary conditions and a limitation of 50% of consolidated net income for the quarter preceding such dividend payment if the collateral maintenance test ratio is 200% or less for such quarter, the full commitment of up to $35,000 for the scrubber tranche is assumed to be drawn.

· Collateral vessels can be sold or disposed of without prepayment of the loan if a replacement vessel or vessels meeting certain requirements are included as collateral within 180 days of such sale or disposition.  In addition:

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· we must be in compliance with the collateral maintenance test;

· the replacement vessels must become collateral for the loan; and either

· the replacement vessels must have an equal or greater appraised value that the collateral vessels for which they are substituted, or

· ratio of the aggregate appraised value of the collateral vessels (including replacement vessels) to the outstanding loan amount after the collateral disposition (accounting for any prepayments of the loan by the time the replacement vessels become collateral vessels) must equal or exceed the aggregate appraised value of the collateral vessels to the outstanding loan before the collateral disposition.

· Key financial covenants include:

· minimum liquidity, with unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to equal or exceed the greater of $30,000 and 7.5% of total indebtedness (no restricted cash is required);

· minimum working capital, with consolidated current assets (excluding restricted cash) minus consolidated current liabilities (excluding the current portion of long-term indebtedness) to be not less than zero;

· debt to capitalization, with the ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization to be not more than 70%; and

· collateral maintenance, with the aggregate appraised value of collateral vessels to be at least 135% of the principal amount of the loan outstanding under the $495 Million Credit Facility.

· Collateral includes the current vessels in the Company’s fleet other than the seven oldest vessels in the fleet which have been identified for sale, collateral vessel earnings and insurance, and time charters in excess of 24 months in respect of the collateral vessels.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the $495 Million Credit Facility.

$108 Million Credit Facility

On August 14, 2018, the Company entered into a five-year senior secured credit facility (the “$108 Million Credit Facility”) with Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (“CACIB”), as Structurer and Bookrunner, CACIB and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ) as Mandate Lead Arrangers, CACIB as Administrative Agent and as Security Agent, and the other lenders party thereto from time to time.  The Company has used proceeds from the $108 Million Credit Facility to finance a portion of the purchase price for the six vessels, including four Capesize Vessels and two Ultramax vessels, which were delivered to the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2018 (refer to Note 4 —  Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions).  These six vessels also serve as collateral under the $108 Million Credit Facility.  The Company drew down a total of $108,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2018, which represents 45% of the appraised value of the six vessels.

As of June 30, 2019, there was no availability under the $108 Million Credit Facility.  Total debt repayments of $1,580 and $3,160 were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the $108 Million Credit Facility, respectively.  There were no debt repayments made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 under the $108 Million Credit Facility.  As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the total outstanding net debt balance was $101,606 and $104,571, respectively.

The $108 Million Credit Facility provides for the following key terms:

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· The final maturity date of the $108 Million Credit Facility is August 14, 2023.

· Borrowings under the $108 Million Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% through September 30, 2019 and LIBOR plus a range of 2.25% to 2.75% thereafter, dependent upon the Company’s ratio of total net indebtedness to the last twelve months EBITDA.

· Scheduled amortization payments under the $108 Million Credit Facility reflect a repayment profile whereby the facility shall have been repaid to nil when the average vessel aged of the collateral vessels reaches 20 years.  Based on this, the required repayments are $1,580 per quarter commencing on December 31, 2018, with a final balloon payment on the maturity date.

· Mandatory prepayments are to be applied to remaining amortization payments pro rata, while voluntary prepayments are to be applied to remaining amortization payments in order of maturity.

· Dividends may be paid subject to customary conditions and a limitation of 50% of consolidated net income for the quarter preceding such dividend payment if the collateral maintenance test ratio is 200% or less for such quarter.

· Acquisitions and additional indebtedness are allowed subject to compliance with financial covenants (including a collateral maintenance test) and other customary conditions.

· Key financial covenants are substantially similar to those under the Company’s $495 Million Credit Facility and include:

· minimum liquidity, with unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to equal or exceed the greater of $30,000 and 7.5% of total indebtedness;

· minimum working capital, with consolidated current assets (excluding restricted cash) minus consolidated current liabilities (excluding the current portion of long-term indebtedness) to be not less than zero;

· debt to capitalization, with the ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization to be not more than 70%; and

· collateral maintenance, with the aggregate appraised value of collateral vessels to be at least 135% of the principal amount of the loan outstanding under the $108 Million Credit Facility.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the $108 Million Credit Facility.

$400 Million Credit Facility

On November 10, 2016, the Company entered into a senior secured term loan facility, the $400 Million Credit Facility, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $400,000 with Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), DVB Bank SE, ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, Crédit Industriel et Commercial and BNP Paribas.  On November 15, 2016, the proceeds under the $400 Million Credit Facility were used to refinance six of the Company’s prior credit facilities. The $400 Million Credit Facility was collateralized by 45 of the Company’s vessels and at December 31, 2016, required the Company to sell five remaining unencumbered vessels, which were sold during the year ended December 31, 2017.  On November 14, 2016, the Company borrowed the maximum available amount of $400,000. 

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The $400 Million Credit Facility had a maturity date of November 15, 2021, and the principal borrowed under the facility bore interest at the LIBOR for an interest period of three months plus a margin of 3.75%.  The Company had the option to pay 1.50% of such rate in-kind (“PIK interest”) through December 31, 2018, of which was payable on the maturity date of the facility.  The Company opted to make the PIK interest election through September 29, 2017. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any PIK interest recorded.  The $400 Million Credit Facility originally had scheduled amortization payments of (i) $100 per quarter through December 31, 2018, (ii) $7,610 per quarter from March 31, 2019 through December 31, 2020, (iii) $18,571 per quarter from March 31, 2021 through September 30, 2021 and (iv) $282,605 upon final maturity on November 15, 2021, which did not include PIK interest.  Pursuant to the credit facility agreement, upon the payment of any excess cash flow to the lenders (see below), the scheduled repayments were adjusted to reflect the reduction of future amortization amounts.   

There was no collateral maintenance testing for the $400 Million Credit Facility prior to June 30, 2018.  Thereafter, there was to be required collateral maintenance testing with a gradually increasing threshold calculated as the value of the collateral under the facility as a percentage of the loan outstanding as follows: 105% from June 30, 2018 to December 30, 2018, 115% from December 31, 2018 to December 30, 2020 and 135% thereafter. 

The $400 Million Credit Facility required the Company to comply with a number of covenants substantially similar to those in the Company’s other credit facilities, including financial covenants related to debt to total book capitalization, minimum working capital, minimum liquidity, and dividends; collateral maintenance requirements (as described above); and other customary covenants.  The Company was required to maintain a ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization of not greater than 0.70 to 1.00 at all times.  Minimum working capital as defined in the $400 Million Credit Facility was not to be less than $0 at all times.  The $400 Million Credit Facility had minimum liquidity requirements at all times for all vessels in its fleet of (i) $250 per vessel to and including December 31, 2018, (ii) $400 per vessel from January 1, 2019 to and including December 31, 2019 and (iii) $700 per vessel from January 1, 2020 and thereafter. The Company was prohibited from paying dividends without lender consent through December 31, 2020.  The Company was able establish non-recourse subsidiaries to incur indebtedness or make investments, but it was restricted from incurring indebtedness or making investments (other than through non-recourse subsidiaries).  Excess cash from the collateralized vessels under the $400 Million Credit Facility was subject to a cash sweep.  The cash flow sweep was 100% of excess cash flow through December 31, 2018, 75% through December 31, 2020 and the lesser of 50% of excess cash flow or an amount that would reflect a 15-year average vessel age repayment profile thereafter; provided no prepayment under the cash sweep was required from the first $10,000 in aggregate of the prepayments otherwise required under the cash sweep.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company repaid $4,094 and $15,428, respectively, for the excess cash flow sweep.

There were no debt repayments made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the $400 Million Credit Facility.  Total debt repayments of $393,507 and $404,941 (both which include $5,341 of PIK interest) were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, under the $400 Million Credit Facility. 

On June 5, 2018, the $400 Million Credit Facility was refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility; refer to the “$495 Million Credit Facility” section above. 

$98 Million Credit Facility

On November 4, 2015, thirteen of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a Facility Agreement, by and among such subsidiaries as borrowers (collectively, the “Borrowers”); Genco Holdings Limited, a direct subsidiary of Genco of which the Borrowers are direct subsidiaries (“Holdco”); certain funds managed or advised by Hayfin Capital Management, Breakwater Capital Ltd, or their nominee, as lenders; and Hayfin Services LLP, as agent and security agent (the “$98 Million Credit Facility”).  The Borrowers borrowed the maximum available amount of $98,271 under the facility on November 10, 2015.

Borrowings under the facility were available for working capital purposes.  The facility had a final maturity date of September 30, 2020, and the principal borrowed under the facility bore interest at LIBOR for an interest period of three months plus a margin of 6.125% per annum.  The facility had no fixed amortization payments for the first two years and fixed amortization payments of $2,500 per quarter thereafter.  To the extent the value of the collateral under

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the facility was 182% or less of the loan amount outstanding, the Borrowers were to prepay the loan from earnings received from operation of the thirteen collateral vessels after deduction of the following amounts:  costs, fees, expenses, interest, and fixed principal repayments under the facility; operating expenses relating to the thirteen vessels; and the Borrowers’ pro rata share of general and administrative expenses based on the number of vessels they owned.

The Facility Agreement required the Borrowers and, in certain cases, the Company and Holdco to comply with a number of covenants substantially similar to those in the other credit facilities of Genco and its subsidiaries, including financial covenants related to maximum leverage, minimum consolidated net worth, minimum liquidity, and dividends; collateral maintenance requirements; and other customary covenants. The Company was prohibited from paying dividends under this facility until December 31, 2018. Following December 31, 2018, the amount of dividends the Company could pay was limited based on the amount of the repayment of at least $25,000 of the loan under such facility, as well as the ratio of the value of vessels and certain other collateral pledged under such facility.  The Facility Agreement included usual and customary events of default and remedies for facilities of this nature.

Borrowings under the facility were secured by first priority mortgage on the vessels owned by the Borrowers, namely the Genco Constantine, the Genco Augustus, the Genco London, the Genco Titus, the Genco Tiberius, the Genco Hadrian, the Genco Knight, the Genco Beauty, the Genco Vigour, the Genco Predator, the Genco Cavalier, the Genco Champion, and the Genco Charger, and related collateral.  Pursuant to the Facility Agreement and a separate Guarantee executed by the Company, the Company and Holdco were acting as guarantors of the obligations of the Borrowers and each other under the Facility Agreement and its related documentation.

On November 15, 2016, the Company entered into an Amending and Restating Agreement, which amended and restated the credit agreements and the guarantee for the $98 Million Credit Facility (the “Restated $98 Million Credit Facility”).  The Restated $98 Million Credit Facility provided for the following: reductions in the minimum liquidity requirements consistent with the $400 Million Credit Facility, except the minimum liquidity amount for the collateral vessels under this facility was $750 per vessel, which was reflected as restricted cash; netting of certain amounts against the measurements of the collateral maintenance covenant, which remained in place with a 140% value to loan threshold; a portion of amounts required to be maintained under the minimum liquidity covenant for this facility may, under certain circumstances, have been used to prepay the facility to maintain compliance with the collateral maintenance covenant; elimination of the original maximum leverage ratio and minimum net worth covenants; and restrictions on incurring indebtedness, making investments (other than through non-recourse subsidiaries) or paying dividends, similar to those provided for in the $400 Million Credit Facility.  The minimum working capital and the total indebtedness to total capitalization were the same as the $400 Million Credit Facility. 

There were no debt repayments made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the $98 Million Credit Facility.  Total debt repayments of $91,397 and $93,939 made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, under the $98 Million Credit Facility. 

On June 5, 2018, the $98 Million Credit Facility was refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility; refer to the “$495 Million Credit Facility” section above. 

2014 Term Loan Facilities

On October 8, 2014, Baltic Trading and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Baltic Hornet Limited and Baltic Wasp Limited, each entered into a loan agreement and related documentation for a credit facility in a principal amount of up to $16,800 with ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC and its affiliates (the “2014 Term Loan Facilities”) to partially finance the newbuilding Ultramax vessel that each subsidiary acquired, namely the Baltic Hornet and Baltic Wasp, respectively.  Amounts borrowed under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities were not allowed to be reborrowed.  The 2014 Term Loan Facilities had a ten-year term, and the facility amount was to be the lowest of 60% of the delivered cost per vessel, $16,800 per vessel, and 60% of the fair market value of each vessel at delivery.  The 2014 Term Loan Facilities were insured by the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) in order to cover political and commercial risks for 95% of the outstanding principal plus interest, which was recorded in deferred financing fees.  Borrowings under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities bore interest at the three or six-month LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.50% per annum.  Borrowings were to be repaid in 20 equal consecutive semi-annual installments of 1/24 of the facility amount

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plus a balloon payment of 1/6 of the facility amount at final maturity.  Principal repayments commenced six months after the actual delivery date for each respective vessel.

Borrowings under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities were secured by liens on the vessels acquired with borrowings under these facilities, namely the Baltic Hornet and Baltic Wasp, and other related assets. The Company guaranteed the obligations of the Baltic Hornet and Baltic Wasp under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities.

On November 15, 2016, the Company entered into Supplemental Agreements with lenders under our 2014 Term Loan Facilities which, among other things, amended the Company’s collateral maintenance covenants under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities to provide that such covenants would not be tested through December 30, 2017 and the minimum collateral value to loan ratio was 100% from December 31, 2017, 105% from June 30, 2018, 115% from December 31, 2018 and 135% from December 31, 2019.  These Supplemental Agreements also provided for certain other amendments to the 2014 Term Loan Facilities, which included reductions in the minimum liquidity requirements consistent with the $400 Million Credit Facility and restrictions on incurring indebtedness, making investments (other than through non-recourse subsidiaries) or paying dividends, similar to the $400 Million Credit Facility. Additionally, the minimum working capital required was the same as under the $400 Million Credit Facility.  Lastly, the maximum leverage requirement was equivalent to the debt to total capitalization requirement in the $400 Million Credit Facility.

There were no debt repayments made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities.  Total debt repayments of $24,863 and $25,544 were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities. 

On June 5, 2018, the 2014 Term Loan Facilities were refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility; refer to the “$495 Million Credit Facility” section above. 

Interest rates

The following table sets forth the effective interest rate associated with the interest expense for the Company’s debt facilities noted above, including the cost associated with unused commitment fees, if applicable. The following table also includes the range of interest rates on the debt, excluding the impact of unused commitment fees, if applicable:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Effective Interest Rate	5.43	%	6.25	%	5.50	%	6.04	%
Range of Interest Rates (excluding unused commitment fees)	4.90 % to 5.50	%	4.06 % to 8.43	%	4.90 % to 5.76	%	3.83 % to 8.43	%

8 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The fair values and carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 which are required to be disclosed at fair value, but not recorded at fair value, are noted below.

	June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Carrying				Carrying
	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,121	$	165,121	$	197,499	$	197,499
Restricted cash		315		315		5,262		5,262
Floating rate debt		513,685		513,685		551,420		551,420

The carrying value of the borrowings under the $495 Million Credit Facility and the $108 Million Credit Facility as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 approximate their fair value due to the variable interest nature thereof as each of these credit facilities represent floating rate loans.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt for further information

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regarding the Company’s credit facilities.  The $495 Million Credit Facility was utilized to refinance the $400 Million Credit Facility, $98 Million Credit Facility and 2014 Term Loan Facilities on June 5, 2018 and was subsequently amended on February 28, 2019.  The carrying amounts of the Company’s other financial instruments at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (principally Due from charterers and Accounts payable and accrued expenses) approximate fair values because of the relatively short maturity of these instruments.

ASC Subtopic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements & Disclosures” (“ASC 820-10”), applies to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis.  This guidance enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The fair value framework requires the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumption (inputs) used to price the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 requires significant management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows:

· Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Company is able to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these instruments does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

· Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for instruments that are similar, or quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.

· Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are considered Level 1 items, as they represent liquid assets with short-term maturities. Floating rate debt is considered to be a Level 2 item, as the Company considers the estimate of rates it could obtain for similar debt or based upon transactions amongst third parties. Nonrecurring fair value measurements include vessel impairment assessments completed during the interim period and at year-end as determined based on third-party quotes, which are based on various data points, including comparable sales of similar vessels, which are Level 2 inputs.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the vessel assets for three of the Company’s vessels were written down as part of the impairment recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the vessels assets for one and  ten of the Company’s vessels, respectively, were written down as part of the impairment recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.  Refer to “Impairment of vessel assets” section in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.  Nonrecurring fair value measurements also include impairment tests conducted by the Company during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 of its operating lease right-of use asset.  The fair value determination for the operating lease right-of-use asset was based on third party quotes, which is considered a Level 2 input.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the operating lease right-of-use asset was written down as part of the impairment of right-of-use asset recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.  Refer to Note 13 — Leases. The Company did not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

9 - PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Vessel stores	$	671	$	597
Capitalized contract costs		1,365		2,289
Prepaid items		4,274		3,426
Insurance receivable		701		851
Advance to agents		596		1,109
Other		1,593		2,177
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	9,200	$	10,449

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10 - FIXED ASSETS

Fixed assets, net consists of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Fixed assets, at cost:
Vessel equipment	$	4,869	$	2,873
Furniture and fixtures		467		462
Leasehold improvements		41		—
Computer equipment		275		236
Total costs		5,652		3,571
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,575)		(1,281)
Total fixed assets, net	$	4,077	$	2,290

Depreciation and amortization expense for fixed assets for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $212 and $73, respectively.  Depreciation and amortization expense for fixed assets for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $367 and $144, respectively.

11 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Accounts payable	$	13,344	$	15,110
Accrued general and administrative expenses		2,445		4,298
Accrued vessel operating expenses		17,362		9,735
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	33,151	$	29,143

12 – VOYAGE REVENUE

Total voyage revenue includes revenue earned on fixed rate time charters, spot market voyage charters and spot market-related time charters, as well as the sale of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters.  For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company earned $83,550 and $86,157 of voyage revenue, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company earned $177,014 and $163,073 of voyage revenue, respectively.

Revenue for spot market voyage charters is recognized ratably over the total transit time of the voyage which begins when the vessel arrives at the loading port and ends at the time the discharge of cargo is completed at the discharge port in accordance with ASC 606.  Spot market voyage charter agreements do not provide the charterers with substantive decision-making rights to direct how and for what purpose the vessel is used, therefore revenue from spot market voyage charters is not within the scope of ASC 842. Additionally, the Company has identified that the contract fulfillment costs of spot market voyage charters consist primarily of the fuel consumption that is incurred by the Company from the latter of the end of the previous vessel employment and the contract date until the arrival at the loading port in addition to any port expenses incurred prior to arrival at the load port, as well as any charter hire expenses for third-party vessels that are chartered in.  The fuel consumption during this period is capitalized and recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and is amortized ratably over the total transit time of the voyage from arrival at the loading port until the vessel departs from the discharge port and expensed as part of Voyage Expenses.  Refer also to Note 9 — Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets.

During time charter agreements, including fixed rate time charters and spot market-related time charters, the charterers have substantive decision-making rights to direct how and for what purpose the vessel is used.  As such, the

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Company has identified that time charter agreements contain a lease in accordance with ASC 842.  During time charter agreements, the Company is responsible for operating and maintaining the vessels.  These costs are recorded as vessel operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation.  The Company has elected the practical expedient that allows the Company to combine lease and non-lease components under ASC 842 as the Company believes (1) the timing and pattern of recognizing revenues for operating the vessel is the same as the timing and pattern of recognizing vessel leasing revenue; and (2) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. 

Total voyage revenue recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations includes the following:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Lease revenue	$	25,852	$	43,987	$	49,242	$	86,841
Spot market voyage revenue		57,698		42,170		127,772		76,232
Total voyage revenues	$	83,550	$	86,157	$	177,014	$	163,073

13 - LEASES

Effective April 4, 2011, the Company entered into a seven-year sub-sublease agreement for its main office in New York, New York.  The term of the sub-sublease commenced June 1, 2011, with a free base rental period until October 31, 2011. Following the expiration of the free base rental period, the monthly base rental payments were $82 per month until May 31, 2015 and thereafter were $90 per month until the end of the seven-year term.  Pursuant to the sub-sublease agreement, the sublessor was obligated to contribute $472 toward the cost of the Company’s alterations to the sub-subleased office space.  The Company has also entered into a direct lease with the over-landlord of such office space that commenced immediately upon the expiration of such sub-sublease agreement, for a term covering the period from May 1, 2018 to September 30, 2025; the direct lease provided for a free base rental period from May 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018.  Following the expiration of the free base rental period, the monthly base rental payments are $186 per month from October 1, 2018 to April 30, 2023 and $204 per month from May 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025.  For accounting purposes, the sub-sublease agreement and direct lease agreement with the landlord constitute one lease agreement. 

The Company adopted ASC 842 using the transition method on January 1, 2019 (refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and has identified this lease as an operating lease. Variable rent expense, such as utilities and escalation expenses, are excluded from the determination of the operating lease liability, as the Company has deemed these insignificant.

On June 14, 2019, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of the leased space for its main office in New York, New York that commenced on July 26, 2019 and will end on September 29, 2025.  There is a free base rental period for the first four and a half months commencing on July 26, 2019.  Following the expiration of the free base rental period, the monthly base sublease income will be $102 per month until September 29, 2025.  The sublease income for the portion of the leased space is less than the lease payments due for the space, which has been identified as an indicator of impairment under ASC 360.  As such, the right-of-use asset for the subleased portion of the space was written down to its fair value which resulted in $223 of impairment charges which has been recorded in Impairment of right-of-asset in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation.  Sublease income will be recorded net with the

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total operating lease costs in General and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation.  There was no sublease income recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. 

Total operating lease costs recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were $454 and $906, respectively, which was recorded in General and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation. 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet information related to the Company’s operating leases as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:   

	June 30,
	2019
Operating Lease:
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$	8,910
Current operating lease liabilities	$	1,634
Long-term operating lease liabilities		10,675
Total operating lease liabilities	$	12,309
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)		6.26
Weighted average discount rate		5.15	%

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:

	June 30,
	2019
Remainder of 2019	$	1,115
2020		2,230
2021		2,230
2022		2,230
2023		2,378
Thereafter		4,292
Total lease payments		14,475
Less imputed interest		(2,166)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	12,309

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	December 31,
	2018
2019	$	2,230
2020		2,230
2021		2,230
2022		2,230
2023		2,378
Thereafter		4,292
Total lease payments		15,590

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow information related to leases are as follows:

	For the Six
	Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating lease	$	1,115

Under the previous leasing guidance under ASC 840, the Company had deferred rent at December 31, 2018 of $3,468.  Rent expense pertaining to this lease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 under ASC 840 was $452 and $904, respectively.

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company began chartering-in third-party vessels.  Under ASC 842, the Company is the lessee in these agreements.   The Company has elected the practical expedient under ASC 842 to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, all charter-in agreements for third-party vessels were less than twelve months and considered short-term leases.  Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for the charter hire expenses recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 for these charter-in agreements.

14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

During the second half of 2018, the Company entered into agreements for the purchase of ballast water treatments systems (“BWTS”) for 47 of its vessels.  The cost of these systems will vary based on the size and specifications of each vessel and whether the systems will be installed in China during the vessels’ scheduled drydockings.  Based on the contractual purchase price of the BWTS and the estimated installation fees, the Company estimates the cost of the systems to be approximately $0.8 million for Capesize vessels,  $0.5 million for Panamax vessels,  $0.5 million for Supramax vessels and $0.5 million for Handysize vessels. These costs will be capitalized and depreciated over the remainder of the life of the vessel.  The Company recorded $8,859 and $1,804 in Vessel assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, related to BWTS additions.  

On December 21, 2018, the Company entered into agreements to install scrubbers on its 17 Capesize vessels.  The Company anticipates scrubber installation on the 17 Capesize vessels to be completed during 2019 and estimate that the cost of each scrubber, including installation, will be approximately $2.25 million per vessel, which may vary according to the specifications of our vessels and technical aspects of the installation, among other variables.  These costs will be capitalized and depreciated over the remainder of the life of the vessel.  The Company recorded $14,474 and $428 in Vessel assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, related to scrubber additions.  The Company has entered into an amendment to the $495 Million Credit Facility to provide financing to cover a portion of these expenses, refer to Note 7 — Debt for further information.

15 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

2014 Management Incentive Plan

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the Chapter 11 Plan, the Company adopted the Genco Shipping & Trading Limited 2014 Management Incentive Plan (the “MIP”). An aggregate of 966,806 shares of Common Stock were available for award under the MIP.  Awards under the MIP took the form of restricted stock grants and three tiers of MIP Warrants with staggered strike prices based on increasing equity values.  The number of shares of common stock available under the Plan represented approximately 1.8% of the shares of post-emergence Common Stock outstanding as of the Effective Date on a fully-diluted basis. Awards under the MIP were available to eligible employees, non-employee directors and/or officers of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Eligible Individuals”). Under the MIP, a

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committee appointed by the Board from time to time (or, in the absence of such a committee, the Board) (in either case, the “Plan Committee”) could grant a variety of stock-based incentive awards, as the Plan Committee deems appropriate, to Eligible Individuals. The MIP Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and contain customary anti-dilution protection in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, dividend or other distributions (including, but not limited to, cash dividends), or business combination transaction. 

On August 7, 2014, pursuant to the MIP, certain individuals were granted MIP Warrants whereby each warrant can be converted on a cashless basis for the amount in excess of the respective strike price. The MIP Warrants were issued in three tranches for 238,066,  246,701 and 370,979 shares and have exercise prices of $259.10 (the “$259.10 Warrants”), $287.30 (the “$287.30 Warrants”) and $341.90 (the “$341.90 Warrants”) per whole share, respectively. The fair value of each warrant upon emergence from bankruptcy was $7.22 for the $259.10 Warrants, $6.63 for the $287.30 Warrants and $5.63 for the $341.90 Warrants. The warrant values were based upon a calculation using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula. This model uses inputs such as the underlying price of the shares issued when the warrant is exercised, volatility, cost of capital interest rate and expected life of the instrument. The Company has determined that the warrants should be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy by evaluating each input for the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula against the fair value hierarchy criteria and using the lowest level of input as the basis for the fair value classification. The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula used a volatility of 43.91% (representing the six-year volatility of a peer group), a risk-free interest rate of 1.85% and a dividend rate of 0%.  The aggregate fair value of these awards upon emergence from bankruptcy was $54,436. The warrants vested 33.33% on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, with accelerated vesting upon a change in control of the Company.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, there was no amortization expense of the fair value of these warrants.  As of June 30, 2019, there was no unamortized stock-based compensation for the warrants and all warrants were vested.

The following table summarizes certain information about the warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2019:

Warrants Outstanding and Unvested,				Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable,
June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
			Weighted				Weighted
	Weighted		Average		Weighted		Average
	Average		Remaining		Average		Remaining
Number of	Exercise		Contractual	Number of	Exercise		Contractual
Warrants	Price		Life	Warrants	Price		Life
—	$	—	—	8,557,461	$	303.12	1.11

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, a total of 8,557,461 of warrants were outstanding. 

2015 Equity Incentive Plan

On June 26, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan for awards with respect to an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock (the “2015 Plan”).  Under the 2015 Plan, the Company’s Board of Directors, the compensation committee, or another designated committee of the Board of Directors may grant a variety of stock-based incentive awards to the Company’s officers, directors, employees, and consultants.  Awards may consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, restricted (nonvested) stock, restricted stock units, and unrestricted stock.  As of June 30, 2019, the Company has awarded restricted stock units, restricted stock and stock options under the 2015 Plan.

On March 23, 2017, the Board of Directors approved an amendment and restatement of the 2015 Plan.  This amendment and restatement increased the number of shares available for awards under the plan from 400,000 to 2,750,000, subject to shareholder approval; set the annual limit for awards to non-employee directors and other individuals as 500,000 and 1,000,000 shares, respectively; and modified the change in control definition.  The

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Company’s shareholder’s approved the increase in the number of shares at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 17, 2017.

Stock Options

On March 23, 2017, the Company issued options to purchase 133,000 of the Company’s shares of common stock to John C. Wobensmith, Chief Executive Officer and President, with an exercise price of $11.13 per share.  One third of the options become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of October 15, 2016, with accelerated vesting upon a change in control of the Company, and all unexercised options expire on the sixth anniversary of the grant date.  The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing formula, resulting in a value of $6.41 per share, or $853 in the aggregate.  The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula are as follows: volatility of 79.80% (representing a blend of the Company’s historical volatility and a peer-based volatility estimate due to limited trading history since emergence from bankruptcy), a risk-free interest rate of 1.68%, a dividend yield of 0%, and expected life of 3.78 years (determined using the simplified method as outlined in Staff Accounting Bulletin 14 – Share-Based Payment (“SAB Topic 14”) due to lack of historical exercise data). 

On February 27, 2018, the Company issued options to purchase 122,608 of the Company’s shares of common stock to certain individuals with an exercise price of $13.69 per share.  One third of the options become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of February 27, 2018, with accelerated vesting that may occur following a change in control of the Company, and all unexercised options expire on the sixth anniversary of the grant date.  The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing formula, resulting in a value of $7.55 per share, or $926 in the aggregate.  The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula are as follows: volatility of 71.94% (representing a blend of the Company’s historical volatility and a peer-based volatility estimate due to limited trading history post recapitalization of the Company in November 2016), a risk-free interest rate of 2.53%, a dividend yield of 0%, and expected life of 4.00 years (determined using the simplified method as outlined in SAB Topic 14 due to lack of historical exercise data). 

On March 4, 2019, the Company issued options to purchase 240,540 of the Company’s shares of common stock to certain individuals with an exercise price of $8.39 per share.  One third of the options become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of March 4, 2019, with accelerated vesting that may occur following a change in control of the Company, and all unexercised options expire on the sixth anniversary of the grant date.  The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing formula, resulting in a value of $3.76 per share, or $904 in the aggregate.  The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula are as follows: volatility of 55.23% (representing the Company’s historical volatility), a risk-free interest rate of 2.49%, a dividend yield of 0%, and expected life of 4.00 years (determined using the simplified method as outlined in SAB Topic 14 due to lack of historical exercise data). 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized amortization expense of the fair value of these options, which is included in General and administrative expenses, as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	229	$	214	$	411	$	337

Amortization of the unamortized stock-based compensation balance of $1,030 as of June 30, 2019 is expected to be expensed $440,  $431,  $142 and $17 during the remainder of 2019 and during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.  The following table summarizes the unvested option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019:

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	Number of	Average Exercise		Average Fair
	Options	Price		Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 - Unvested	166,942	$	13.01	$	7.25
Granted	240,540		8.39		3.76
Exercisable	(40,869)		13.69		7.55
Exercised	—		—		—
Forfeited	—		—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2019 - Unvested	366,613	$	9.90	$	4.93

The following table summarizes certain information about the options outstanding as of June 30, 2019

		Options Outstanding and Unvested,				Options Outstanding and Exercisable,
		June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
Weighted					Weighted				Weighted
Average			Weighted		Average		Weighted		Average
Exercise Price of			Average		Remaining		Average		Remaining
Outstanding		Number of	Exercise		Contractual	Number of	Exercise		Contractual
Options		Options	Price		Life	Options	Price		Life
$	10.43	366,613	$	9.90	5.22	129,535	$	11.94	3.07

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, a total of 496,148 and 255,608 stock options were outstanding, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company has issued restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the 2015 Plan to certain members of the Board of Directors and certain executives and employees of the Company, which represent the right to receive a share of common stock, or in the sole discretion of the Company’s Compensation Committee, the value of a share of common stock on the date that the RSU vests.  As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 228,781 and 216,304 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding in respect of the RSUs, respectively.  Such shares of common stock will only be issued in respect of vested RSUs issued to directors when the director’s service with the Company as a director terminates.  Such shares of common stock will only be issued to executives and employees when their RSUs vest under the terms of their grant agreements and the amended 2015 Plan described above. 

The RSUs that have been issued to certain members of the Board of Directors generally vest on the date of the annual shareholders meeting of the Company following the date of the grant.  The RSUs that have been issued to other individuals vest ratably on each of the three anniversaries of the determined vesting date.  The table below summarizes the Company’s unvested RSUs for the six months ended June 30, 2019:

		Weighted
	Number of	Average Grant
	RSUs	Date Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2019	149,170	$	12.42
Granted	135,659		8.44
Vested	(26,745)		15.92
Forfeited	—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2019	258,084	$	9.96

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The total fair value of the RSUs that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $230 and $450, respectively. The total fair value is calculated as the number of shares vested during the period multiplied by the fair value on the vesting date.    

The following table summarizes certain information of the RSUs unvested and vested as of June 30, 2019:

Unvested RSUs				Vested RSUs
June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
			Weighted
	Weighted		Average		Weighted
	Average		Remaining		Average
Number of	Grant Date		Contractual	Number of	Grant Date
RSUs	Price		Life	RSUs	Price
258,084	$	9.96	1.47	320,980	$	11.59

The Company is amortizing these grants over the applicable vesting periods, net of anticipated forfeitures.  As of June 30, 2019, unrecognized compensation cost of $1,209 related to RSUs will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.47 years.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized nonvested stock amortization expense for the RSUs, which is included in General and administrative expenses as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	340	$	421	$	610	$	788

Restricted Stock

Under the 2015 Plan, grants of restricted common stock issued to executives ordinarily vest ratably on each of the three anniversaries of the determined vesting date.  As of June 30, 2019, all restricted stock awards under the 2015 Plan were vested.

There were no shares that vested under the 2015 Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.  The total fair value is calculated as the number of shares vested during the period multiplied by the fair value on the vesting date.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized nonvested stock amortization expense for the 2015 Plan restricted shares, which is included in General and administrative expenses, as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	6

The Company amortized these grants over the applicable vesting periods, net of anticipated forfeitures.  As of June 30, 2019, there was no unrecognized compensation cost.

16 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In April 2015, six class action complaints were filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.  On May 26, 2015, the six actions were consolidated under the caption In Re Baltic Trading Ltd. Stockholder Litigation, Index No. 651241/2015, and a consolidated class action complaint was filed on June 10, 2015 (the “Consolidated Complaint”).  The Consolidated Complaint was purported to be brought by and on behalf of Baltic Trading’s shareholders and alleges that the then-proposed July 2015 merger did not fairly compensate Baltic Trading’s

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shareholders and undervalued Baltic Trading.  The Consolidated Complaint named as defendants the Company, Baltic Trading, the individual members of Baltic Trading’s board, and the Company’s merger subsidiary. The claims generally alleged (i) breaches of fiduciary duties of good faith, due care, disclosure to shareholders, and loyalty, including for failing to maximize shareholder value, and (ii) aiding and abetting those breaches. Among other relief, the complaints sought an injunction against the merger, declaratory judgments that the individual defendants breached fiduciary duties, rescission of the merger agreement, and unspecified damages.

On July 9, 2015, plaintiffs in that action moved to enjoin the merger vote, scheduled to take place on July 17, 2015.  The motion to enjoin the vote was denied on July 15, 2015.  Plaintiffs sought an emergency injunction and temporary restraining order from the New York State Appellate Division, First Department the following day, on July 16, 2015.  The Appellate Division denied the request, and the vote, and subsequent merger, proceeded as scheduled on July 17, 2015.  Plaintiffs thereafter withdrew that appeal.

On June 30, 2015, defendants had moved to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint in its entirety.  Plaintiffs subsequently served an Amended Consolidated Complaint, and defendants directed their motion to dismiss to that amended complaint.  The motion to dismiss was granted and the Amended Consolidated Complaint was dismissed with prejudice on August 29, 2016.  By a Decision and Order dated April 26, 2018, the New York State Appellate Division, First Department affirmed the dismissal of the amended complaint.  The time for plaintiffs to file a motion for leave to appeal to the New York State Court of Appeals has expired.

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of its business, principally personal injury and property casualty claims. Such claims, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.  The Company is not aware of any legal proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect on the Company, its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows besides those noted above.

17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 2, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Challenger, a 2003-built Handysize vessel, for $5,250 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale of the vessel is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2019.  Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies regarding the impairment recorded for this vessel during the second quarter of 2019.

On July 5, 2019, the Company prepaid $15,000 for the amortization payment originally scheduled for September 30, 2019.  The prepayment amount exceeded the revised scheduled quarterly amortization payment due on September 30, 2019 of $14,728, which was adjusted as discussed in Note 7 — Debt.  Accordingly, the $272 excess will be applied to the next scheduled quarterly amortization payment due on December 31, 2019. 

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ITEM 2.       MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This report contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of potential future events, circumstances or future operating or financial performance.  These forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current expectations and observations. Included among the factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward looking statements contained in this report are the following: (i) declines or sustained weakness in demand in the drybulk shipping industry; (ii) continuation of weakness or declines in drybulk shipping rates; (iii) changes in the supply of or demand for drybulk products, generally or in particular regions; (iv) changes in the supply of drybulk carriers including newbuilding of vessels or lower than anticipated scrapping of older vessels; (v) changes in rules and regulations applicable to the cargo industry, including, without limitation, legislation adopted by international organizations or by individual countries and actions taken by regulatory authorities; (vi) increases in costs and expenses including but not limited to: crew wages, insurance, provisions, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance, general and administrative expenses, and management fee expenses; (vii) whether our insurance arrangements are adequate; (viii) changes in general domestic and international political conditions; (ix) acts of war, terrorism, or piracy; (x) changes in the condition of the Company’s vessels or applicable maintenance or regulatory standards (which may affect, among other things, our anticipated drydocking or maintenance and repair costs) and unanticipated drydock expenditures; (xi) the Company’s acquisition or disposition of vessels; (xii) the amount of offhire time needed to complete repairs on vessels and the timing and amount of any reimbursement by our insurance carriers for insurance claims, including offhire days; (xiii) the completion of definitive documentation with respect to charters; (xiv) charterers’ compliance with the terms of their charters in the current market environment; (xv) the extent to which our operating results continue to be affected by weakness in market conditions and freight and charter rates; (xvi) our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to our operation, to obtain and maintain acceptable terms with our vendors, customers and service providers and to retain key executives, managers and employees; (xvii) completion of documentation for vessel transactions and the performance of the terms thereof by buyers or sellers of vessels and us; (xviii) the terms of definitive documentation for the purchase and installation of exhaust gas cleaning systems, or scrubbers, for our vessels and our ability to have scrubbers installed within the price range and time frame anticipated; (xix) our ability to obtain any additional financing for scrubbers on acceptable terms; (xx) the relative cost and availability of low sulfur and high sulfur fuel or any additional scrubbers we may seek to install; (xxi) our ability to realize the economic benefits or recover the cost of the scrubbers we plan to install; (xxii) worldwide compliance with sulfur emissions regulations due to take effect on January 1, 2020; and other factors listed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and subsequent reports on Form 8-K and Form 10-Q.

The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this Form 10-Q.

General

We are a Marshall Islands company that transports iron ore, coal, grain, steel products and other drybulk cargoes along worldwide shipping routes through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels.  Our fleet currently consists of 58 drybulk vessels, including 17 Capesize drybulk carriers, two Panamax drybulk carriers, six Ultramax drybulk carriers, 20 Supramax drybulk carriers and 13 Handysize drybulk carriers, with an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 5,075,000 dwt and an average age of approximately 9.5 years.  We seek to deploy our vessels on time charters, spot market voyage charters, spot market-related time charters or in vessel pools trading in the spot market, to reputable charterers.  The majority of the vessels in our current fleet are presently engaged under time charter, spot market voyage charters and spot market-related time charter contracts that expire (assuming the option periods in the time charters are not exercised) between August 2019 and December 2019.

See pages 44 - 45 for a table of all vessels in our fleet.

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In 2017, we began implementing initiatives to expand our commercial platform and more actively manage the employment of our vessels.  We hired commercial directors for our major bulk and minor bulk fleets and began employment of our vessels directly with cargo owners under cargo contracts.  To better capitalize on opportunities to employ our vessels, we expanded our global commercial presence with the establishment of new offices in Singapore and Copenhagen.  Additionally, we have withdrawn all of our vessels from their respective pools and have reallocated our freight exposure to the Atlantic basin to seek to capture the earnings premium historically offered.  Overall, our fleet deployment strategy remains weighted towards short-term fixtures, which provide optionality in a potentially rising freight rate environment.  In addition to both short and long-term time charters, we fix our vessels on spot market voyage charters as well as spot market-related time charters depending on market conditions and management’s outlook.  

Over the course of 2018, the United States imposed a series of tariffs on several goods imported from various countries. Certain of these countries, including China, undertook retaliatory actions by implementing tariffs on select U.S. products. Most notably in terms of drybulk trade volumes is China’s tariff placed upon U.S. soybean exports, which could adversely affect drybulk rates. To date, our observation of trade flows has been that China has increased its market share of Brazilian and Argentine soybeans, while a portion of U.S. shipments have been re-directed to other destinations such as Latin America and Europe.    At the beginning of 2019, trade tensions between China and the U.S. appeared to be moderately easing as several reports indicated that China agreed to purchase large quantities of U.S. soybeans. This varied from actions taken at the end of 2018, in which minimal U.S. soybeans were purchased by China during what is traditionally peak North American grain season.  Tensions between the two countries escalated once again in May 2019, but further rounds of negotiations have taken place since, although without a formalized deal. As of the date of this filing, there is still no trade agreement in place between China and the U.S.,  and tensions have increased over additional tariffs and the devaluation of the Chinese Yuan.  The risk of rising trade tensions between the two nations and further escalation of tariffs and other economic measures will continue if no agreement is reached. 

On October 27, 2016, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (“MEPC”) announced the ratification of regulations mandating reduction in sulfur emissions from 3.5% currently to 0.5% as of the beginning of 2020 rather than pushing the deadline back to 2025. By 2020, ships will now have to reduce sulfur emissions, for which the principal solutions are the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (“scrubbers”) or buying fuel with low sulfur content. If a vessel is not retrofitted with a scrubber, it will need to use low sulfur fuel, which is currently more expensive than standard marine fuel containing 3.5% sulfur content.  This increased demand for low sulfur fuel may result in an increase in prices for such fuel. 

We have entered into agreements to install scrubbers on our 17 Capesize vessels.  We expect the balance of our fleet will consume compliant, low sulfur fuel beginning in 2020 but intend to continue to evaluate other options.  During the course of 2018, we sold seven of our older, less fuel efficient vessels and purchased six modern high specification vessels with a goal of improving fuel consumption and further reduce emissions.  We also sold an additional vessel during January 2019, entered into an agreement on August 2, 2019 to sell a vessel and will continue to seek opportunities to renew our fleet going forward. 

On January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842 — Leases which resulted in a right-of-use and operating lease liability for our office lease in New York.  Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 13 — Leases of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

We report financial information and evaluate our operations by charter revenues and not by the length of ship employment for our customers, i.e., spot or time charters.  Each of our vessels serves the same type of customer, has similar operations and maintenance requirements, operates in the same regulatory environment, and is subject to similar economic characteristics. Based on this, we have determined that we operate in one reportable segment in which we are engaged in the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. 

Our management team and our other employees are responsible for the commercial and strategic management of our fleet. Commercial management includes the negotiation of charters for vessels, managing the mix of various types of charters, such as time charters, spot market voyage charters and spot market-related time charters, and monitoring the

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performance of our vessels under their charters. Strategic management includes locating, purchasing, financing and selling vessels. We currently contract with two independent technical managers to provide technical management of our fleet at a lower cost than we believe would be possible in-house. Technical management involves the day-to-day management of vessels, including performing routine maintenance, attending to vessel operations and arranging for crews and supplies. Members of our New York City-based management team oversee the activities of our independent technical managers.

Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

We believe that the following table reflects important measures for analyzing trends in our results of operations. The table reflects our ownership days, chartered-in days, available days, operating days, fleet utilization, TCE rates and daily vessel operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 on a consolidated basis. 

	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30,				Increase
	2019		2018		(Decrease)		% Change
Fleet Data:
Ownership days (1)
Capesize		1,547.0		1,183.0		364.0	30.8	%
Panamax		182.0		546.0		(364.0)	(66.7)	%
Ultramax		546.0		364.0		182.0	50.0	%
Supramax		1,820.0		1,911.0		(91.0)	(4.8)	%
Handymax		—		91.0		(91.0)	(100.0)	%
Handysize		1,183.0		1,365.0		(182.0)	(13.3)	%
Total		5,278.0		5,460.0		(182.0)	(3.3)	%
Chartered-in days (2)
Capesize		79.4		—		79.4	100.0	%
Panamax		—		—		—	—	%
Ultramax		66.0		—		66.0	100.0	%
Supramax		95.4		49.4		46.0	93.1	%
Handymax		—		—		—	—	%
Handysize		106.6		—		106.6	100.0	%
Total		347.4		49.4		298.0	603.2	%
Available days (owned & chartered-in fleet) (3)
Capesize		1,509.9		1,182.2		327.7	27.7	%
Panamax		182.0		546.0		(364.0)	(66.7)	%
Ultramax		612.0		364.0		248.0	68.1	%
Supramax		1,788.2		1,957.6		(169.4)	(8.7)	%
Handymax		—		89.4		(89.4)	(100.0)	%
Handysize		1,233.6		1,352.4		(118.8)	(8.8)	%
Total		5,325.7		5,491.6		(165.9)	(3.0)	%
Available days (owned fleet) (4)
Capesize		1,430.5		1,182.2		248.3	21.0	%
Panamax		182.0		546.0		(364.0)	(66.7)	%
Ultramax		546.0		364.0		182.0	50.0	%
Supramax		1,692.8		1,908.2		(215.4)	(11.3)	%
Handymax		—		89.4		(89.4)	(100.0)	%
Handysize		1,127.0		1,352.4		(225.4)	(16.7)	%
Total		4,978.3		5,442.2		(463.9)	(8.5)	%

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	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30,						Increase
	2019			2018			(Decrease)			% Change
Operating days (5)
Capesize		1,494.3			1,182.1			312.2		26.4	%
Panamax		182.0			541.5			(359.5)		(66.4)	%
Ultramax		610.8			361.4			249.4		69.0	%
Supramax		1,760.7			1,929.9			(169.2)		(8.8)	%
Handymax		—			87.3			(87.3)		(100.0)	%
Handysize		1,189.1			1,319.5			(130.4)		(9.9)	%
Total		5,236.9			5,421.6			(184.7)		(3.4)	%
Fleet utilization (6)
Capesize		97.7	%		99.9	%		(2.2)	%	(2.2)	%
Panamax		100.0	%		99.2	%		0.8	%	0.8	%
Ultramax		99.8	%		99.3	%		0.5	%	0.5	%
Supramax		97.7	%		98.4	%		(0.7)	%	(0.7)	%
Handymax		—	%		95.9	%		(95.9)	%	(100.0)	%
Handysize		96.4	%		96.7	%		(0.3)	%	(0.3)	%
Fleet average		97.7	%		98.4	%		(0.7)	%	(0.7)	%

	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30,				Increase
	2019		2018		(Decrease)		% Change
Average Daily Results:
Time Charter Equivalent (7)
Capesize	$	7,292	$	15,162	$	(7,870)	(51.9)	%
Panamax		10,554		10,209		345	3.4	%
Ultramax		9,873		11,277		(1,404)	(12.5)	%
Supramax		6,971		10,364		(3,393)	(32.7)	%
Handymax		—		10,337		(10,337)	(100.0)	%
Handysize		6,517		8,402		(1,885)	(22.4)	%
Fleet average		7,412		10,964		(3,552)	(32.4)	%
Daily vessel operating expenses (8)
Capesize	$	5,057	$	4,631	$	426	9.2	%
Panamax		4,505		4,007		498	12.4	%
Ultramax		4,738		4,249		489	11.5	%
Supramax		4,456		4,351		105	2.4	%
Handymax		—		5,161		(5,161)	(100.0)	%
Handysize		4,246		4,192		54	1.3	%
Fleet average		4,615		4,344		271	6.2	%

	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				Increase
	2019		2018		(Decrease)		% Change
Fleet Data:
Ownership days (1)
Capesize		3,077.0		2,353.0		724.0	30.8	%
Panamax		389.2		1,086.0		(696.8)	(64.2)	%
Ultramax		1,086.0		724.0		362.0	50.0	%
Supramax		3,620.0		3,801.0		(181.0)	(4.8)	%
Handymax		—		181.0		(181.0)	(100.0)	%
Handysize		2,353.0		2,715.0		(362.0)	(13.3)	%
Total		10,525.2		10,860.0		(334.8)	(3.1)	%

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	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,						Increase
	2019			2018			(Decrease)			% Change
Chartered-in days (2)
Capesize		79.4			—			79.4		100.0	%
Panamax		—			—			—		—	%
Ultramax		96.3			—			96.3		100.0	%
Supramax		281.8			49.4			232.4		470.4	%
Handymax		17.4			—			17.4		100.0	%
Handysize		165.5			—			165.5		100.0	%
Total		640.4			49.4			591.0		1,196.4	%
Available days (owned & chartered-in fleet) (3)
Capesize		3,038.7			2,319.9			718.8		31.0	%
Panamax		389.2			1,086.0			(696.8)		(64.2)	%
Ultramax		1,182.2			723.7			458.5		63.4	%
Supramax		3,733.8			3,846.8			(113.0)		(2.9)	%
Handymax		17.4			171.0			(153.6)		(89.8)	%
Handysize		2,460.3			2,679.0			(218.7)		(8.2)	%
Total		10,821.6			10,826.4			(4.8)		(0.0)	%
Available days (owned fleet) (4)
Capesize		2,959.3			2,319.9			639.4		27.6	%
Panamax		389.2			1,086.0			(696.8)		(64.2)	%
Ultramax		1,085.9			723.7			362.2		50.0	%
Supramax		3,452.0			3,797.4			(345.4)		(9.1)	%
Handymax		—			171.0			(171.0)		(100.0)	%
Handysize		2,294.8			2,679.0			(384.2)		(14.3)	%
Total		10,181.2			10,777.0			(595.8)		(5.5)	%
Operating days (5)
Capesize		3,006.6			2,319.9			686.7		29.6	%
Panamax		381.7			1,076.0			(694.3)		(64.5)	%
Ultramax		1,142.3			705.2			437.1		62.0	%
Supramax		3,672.5			3,798.4			(125.9)		(3.3)	%
Handymax		17.4			168.8			(151.4)		(89.7)	%
Handysize		2,391.7			2,630.5			(238.8)		(9.1)	%
Total		10,612.2			10,698.8			(86.6)		(0.8)	%
Fleet utilization (6)
Capesize		98.3	%		99.6	%		(1.3)	%	(1.3)	%
Panamax		98.1	%		99.1	%		(1.0)	%	(1.0)	%
Ultramax		96.6	%		97.4	%		(0.8)	%	(0.8)	%
Supramax		97.3	%		98.7	%		(1.4)	%	(1.4)	%
Handymax		100.0	%		93.3	%		6.7	%	7.2	%
Handysize		97.1	%		97.7	%		(0.6)	%	(0.6)	%
Fleet average		97.5	%		98.5	%		(1.0)	%	(1.0)	%

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	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				Increase
	2019		2018		(Decrease)		% Change
Average Daily Results:
Time Charter Equivalent (7)
Capesize	$	9,752	$	14,464	$	(4,712)	(32.6)	%
Panamax		9,135		9,601		(466)	(4.9)	%
Ultramax		9,151		11,087		(1,936)	(17.5)	%
Supramax		7,887		10,166		(2,279)	(22.4)	%
Handymax		—		10,437		(10,437)	(100.0)	%
Handysize		6,732		8,620		(1,888)	(21.9)	%
Fleet average		8,341		10,716		(2,375)	(22.2)	%
Daily vessel operating expenses (8)
Capesize	$	5,010	$	4,666	$	344	7.4	%
Panamax		4,410		4,199		211	5.0	%
Ultramax		4,520		4,292		228	5.3	%
Supramax		4,362		4,385		(23)	(0.5)	%
Handymax		—		5,564		(5,564)	(100.0)	%
Handysize		4,131		4,113		18	0.4	%
Fleet average		4,518		4,373		145	3.3	%

Definitions

In order to understand our discussion of our results of operations, it is important to understand the meaning of the following terms used in our analysis and the factors that influence our results of operations.

(1) Ownership days.  We define ownership days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet has been owned by us. Ownership days are an indicator of the size of our fleet over a period and affect both the amount of revenues and the amount of expenses that we record during a period.

(2) Chartered-in days. We define chartered-in days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which we chartered-in third-party vessels. 

(3) Available days (owned and chartered-in fleet).  We define available days, which we have recently updated and incorporated in the table above to better demonstrate the manner in which we evaluate our business, as the number of our ownership days and chartered-in days less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to familiarization upon acquisition, repairs or repairs under guarantee, vessel upgrades or special surveys.  Companies in the shipping industry generally use available days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels should be capable of generating revenues.

(4)Available days (owned fleet).  We define available days for the owned fleet as available days less chartered-in days.

(5) Operating days.  We define operating days as the number of our total available days in a period less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a period during which vessels actually generate revenues.

(6) Fleet utilization.  We calculate fleet utilization,  which we have recently updated and incorporated in the table above to better demonstrate the manner in which we evaluate our business, as the number of our operating days during a period divided by the number of ownership days plus chartered-in days less drydocking days. 

(7) TCE rates.  We define TCE rates as our voyage revenues less voyage expenses and charter-hire expenses, divided by the number of the available days of our owned fleet during the period, which is consistent with industry standards. TCE rate is a common shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels

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on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charterhire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per-day amounts while charterhire rates for vessels on time charters generally are expressed in such amounts.

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Voyage revenues (in thousands)	$	83,550	$	86,157	$	177,014	$	163,073
Voyage expenses (in thousands)		41,800		25,983		84,822		47,075
Charter hire expenses (in thousands)		4,849		509		7,267		509
		36,901		59,665		84,925		115,489
Total available days for owned fleet		4,978		5,442		10,181		10,777
Total TCE rate	$	7,412	$	10,964	$	8,341	$	10,716

(8) Daily vessel operating expenses.  We define daily vessel operating expenses to include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance expenses relating to repairs and maintenance (excluding drydocking), the costs of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses. Daily vessel operating expenses are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by ownership days for the relevant period.

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Operating Data

The following table represents the operating data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 on a consolidated basis.

	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019		2018		Change		% Change
	(U.S. dollars in thousands, except for per shareamounts)
Revenue:
Voyage revenues	$	83,550	$	86,157	$	(2,607)	(3.0)	%
Total revenues		83,550		86,157		(2,607)	(3.0)	%
Operating Expenses:
Voyage expenses		41,800		25,983		15,817	60.9	%
Vessel operating expenses		24,358		23,720		638	2.7	%
Charter hire expenses		4,849		509		4,340	852.7	%
General and administrative expenses (inclusive of nonvested stock amortization expense of $569 and $638, respectively)		5,799		6,510		(711)	(10.9)	%
Technical management fees		1,885		1,950		(65)	(3.3)	%
Depreciation and amortization		18,271		16,450		1,821	11.1	%
Impairment of vessel assets		13,897		184		13,713	7,452.7	%
Total operating expenses		110,859		75,306		35,553	47.2	%
Operating (loss) income		(27,309)		10,851		(38,160)	(351.7)	%
Other expense		(7,167)		(11,971)		4,804	(40.1)	%
Net loss	$	(34,476)	$	(1,120)	$	(33,356)	2,978.2	%
Net loss per share - basic	$	(0.83)	$	(0.03)	$	(0.80)	2,666.7	%
Net loss per share - diluted	$	(0.83)	$	(0.03)	$	(0.80)	2,666.7	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		41,742,301		35,516,058		6,226,243	17.5	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		41,742,301		35,516,058		6,226,243	17.5	%
EBITDA (1)	$	(9,154)	$	22,912	$	(32,066)	(140.0)	%

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	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019		2018		Change		% Change
	(U.S. dollars in thousands, except for per shareamounts)
Revenue:
Voyage revenues	$	177,014	$	163,073	$	13,941	8.5	%
Total revenues		177,014		163,073		13,941	8.5	%
Operating Expenses:
Voyage expenses		84,822		47,075		37,747	80.2	%
Vessel operating expenses		47,549		47,487		62	0.1	%
Charter hire expenses		7,267		509		6,758	1,327.7	%
General and administrative expenses (inclusive of nonvested stock amortization expense of $1,021 and $1,131, respectively)		12,109		11,727		382	3.3	%
Technical management fees		3,825		3,898		(73)	(1.9)	%
Depreciation and amortization		36,348		33,336		3,012	9.0	%
Impairment of vessel assets		13,897		56,586		(42,689)	(75.4)	%
Gain on sale of vessels		(611)		—		(611)	100.0	%
Total operating expenses		205,206		200,618		4,588	2.3	%
Operating loss		(28,192)		(37,545)		9,353	(24.9)	%
Other expense		(14,085)		(19,386)		5,301	(27.3)	%
Net loss	$	(42,277)	$	(56,931)	$	14,654	(25.7)	%
Net loss per share - basic	$	(1.01)	$	(1.62)		0.61	(37.7)	%
Net loss per share - diluted	$	(1.01)	$	(1.62)		0.61	(37.7)	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		41,734,248		35,049,615		6,684,633	19.1	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		41,734,248		35,049,615		6,684,633	19.1	%
EBITDA (1)	$	8,370	$	(8,683)	$	17,053	(196.4)	%

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(1) EBITDA represents net (loss) income plus net interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization.  EBITDA is included because it is used by management and certain investors as a measure of operating performance. EBITDA is used by analysts in the shipping industry as a common performance measure to compare results across peers.  Our management uses EBITDA as a performance measure in our consolidated internal financial statements, and it is presented for review at our board meetings.  We believe that EBITDA is useful to investors as the shipping industry is capital intensive which often results in significant depreciation and cost of financing.  EBITDA presents investors with a measure in addition to net income to evaluate our performance prior to these costs.  EBITDA is not an item recognized by U.S. GAAP (i.e., non-GAAP measure) and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other indicator of a company’s operating performance required by U.S. GAAP.  EBITDA is not a measure of liquidity or cash flows as shown in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  The definition of EBITDA used here may not be comparable to that used by other companies.  The following table demonstrates our calculation of EBITDA and provides a reconciliation of EBITDA to net (loss) income for each of the periods presented above:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net loss	$	(34,476)	$	(1,120)	$	(42,277)	$	(56,931)
Net interest expense		7,051		7,582		14,299		14,912
Income tax expense		—		—		—		—
Depreciation and amortization		18,271		16,450		36,348		33,336
EBITDA (1)	$	(9,154)	$	22,912	$	8,370	$	(8,683)

Results of Operations

The following tables set forth information about the current employment of the vessels in our fleet as of August 6, 2019: 

	Year	Charter
Vessel	Built	Expiration(1)	Cash Daily Rate(2)
Capesize Vessels
Genco Augustus	2007	August 2019	$30,000
Genco Tiberius	2007	September 2019	Voyage
Genco London	2007	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Titus	2007	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Constantine	2008	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Hadrian	2008	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Commodus	2009	October 2019	Voyage
Genco Maximus	2009	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Claudius	2010	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Tiger	2011	September 2019	Voyage
Baltic Lion	2012	August 2019	$16,000
Baltic Bear	2010	September 2019	$27,500
Baltic Wolf	2010	August 2019	$22,000
Genco Resolute	2015	August 2019	$17,000
Genco Endeavour	2015	July 2019	Voyage
Genco Defender	2016	July 2019	Voyage
Genco Liberty	2016	August 2019	$15,250
Panamax Vessels
Genco Raptor	2007	September/December 2019	96% of BPI / 95.5% of BPI
Genco Thunder	2007	September/December 2019	98% of BPI / 95.5% of BPI

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	Year	Charter
Vessel	Built	Expiration(1)	Cash Daily Rate(2)
Ultramax Vessels
Baltic Hornet	2014	October 2019	$17,000
Baltic Wasp	2015	August 2019	Voyage
Baltic Scorpion	2015	August 2019	Voyage
Baltic Mantis	2015	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Weatherly	2014	July 2019	Voyage
Genco Columbia	2016	September 2019	$18,900
Supramax Vessels
Genco Predator	2005	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Warrior	2005	September 2019	$16,000
Genco Hunter	2007	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Lorraine	2009	September 2019	$13,000
Genco Loire	2009	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Aquitaine	2009	August 2019	$8,000
Genco Ardennes	2009	August 2019	$8,000
Genco Auvergne	2009	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Bourgogne	2010	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Brittany	2010	October 2019	$10,500
Genco Languedoc	2010	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Normandy	2007	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Picardy	2005	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Provence	2004	August 2019	$15,100
Genco Pyrenees	2010	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Rhone	2011	September 2019	Voyage
Baltic Leopard	2009	August 2019	$12,000
Baltic Panther	2009	August 2019	$10,500
Baltic Jaguar	2009	September 2019	Voyage
Baltic Cougar	2009	August 2019	$2,100
Handysize Vessels
Baltic Hare	2009	August 2019	Voyage
Baltic Fox	2010	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Charger	2005	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Challenger	2003	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Champion	2006	August 2019	$9,250
Baltic Wind	2009	September 2019	$2,500
Baltic Cove	2010	August 2019	Voyage
Baltic Breeze	2010	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Ocean	2010	August 2019	Voyage
Genco Bay	2010	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Avra	2011	September 2019	Voyage
Genco Mare	2011	August 2019	$10,000
Genco Spirit	2011	August 2019	Voyage

(1) The charter expiration dates presented represent the earliest dates that our charters may be terminated in the ordinary course. Under the terms of certain contracts, the charterer is entitled to extend the time charter from two to four months in order to complete the vessel's final voyage plus any time the vessel has been off-hire.

(2) Time charter rates presented are the gross daily charterhire rates before third-party brokerage commission generally ranging from 1.25% to 6.25%. In a time charter, the charterer is responsible for voyage expenses such as bunkers, port expenses, agents’ fees and canal dues.

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Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018

VOYAGE REVENUES-

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, voyage revenues decreased by $2.6 million, or 3.0%, to $83.6 million as compared to $86.2 million for the three months ended June 30,  2018.  The decrease in voyage revenues was primarily due to lower rates achieved by the majority of our vessels as compared to the second quarter of 2018 mostly offset by the increased employment of vessels on spot market voyage charters.

The average Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) rate of our fleet decreased 32.4%  to $7,412 a day for the three months ended June 30, 2019 from $10,964 a day for the three months ended June 30, 2018.  The decrease in TCE rates resulted from lower charter rates achieved by our vessels, which we believe were negatively affected by the Vale dam breach and tropical cyclone Veronica, among other factors, as described below.    

In the second quarter of 2019, the drybulk market remained under pressure as iron ore volumes in both Brazil and Australia were limited due to the Vale dam breach and effect of tropical cyclone Veronica, respectively.  Subsequently, during the third quarter of 2019, the freight rate environment has improved significantly as iron ore volumes have started to recover at a time of easing net fleet growth and lower fleet-wide productivity due to the global drybulk fleet’s preparation ahead of IMO 2020.

 For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we had 5,278.0 and 5,460.0 ownership days, respectively. The decrease in ownership days is primarily due to the sale of eight vessels during the second half of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019 partially offset by the delivery of six vessels during the third quarter of 2018.  Fleet utilization decreased to 97.7% during the three months ended June 30, 2019 from 98.4% during the three months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to increased waiting time for the vessels’ next employment.

VOYAGE EXPENSES-

In time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool agreements, operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel and specified voyage costs such as fuel and port charges are paid by the charterer. These expenses are borne by the Company during spot market voyage charters.  There are certain other non-specified voyage expenses such as commissions, which are typically borne by us. Voyage expenses include port and canal charges, fuel (bunker) expenses and brokerage commissions payable to unaffiliated third parties. Port and canal charges and bunker expenses primarily increase in periods during which vessels are employed on spot market voyage charters because these expenses are for the account of the vessel owner. At the inception of a time charter, we record the difference between the cost of bunker fuel delivered by the terminating charterer and the bunker fuel sold to the new charterer as a gain or loss within voyage expenses.  Voyage expenses also include the cost of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters pursuant to the terms of the time charter agreement.  Additionally, we may record lower of cost and net realizable value adjustments to re-value the bunker fuel on a quarterly basis for certain time charter agreements where the inventory is subject to gains and losses.  Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Voyage expenses increased by $15.8 million from $26.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to $41.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019.  This increase was primarily due to the employment of vessels on additional spot market voyage charters during the second quarter of 2019, which incur significantly higher voyage expenses as compared to time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool arrangements.  There was also an increase in the costs of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters during the second quarter of 2019 as compared to the second quarter of 2018.

VESSEL OPERATING EXPENSES-

Vessel operating expenses increased by $0.6 million from $23.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018 to $24.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019.  The increase was primarily due to higher drydocking related expenses,  partially offset by a decrease due to fewer owned vessels during Q2 2019.

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Daily vessel operating expenses increased to $4,615 per vessel per day for the three months ended June 30, 2019 from $4,344 per day for the three months ended June 30, 2018.  The increase in daily vessel operating expense was predominantly due to higher drydocking related expenses.  We believe daily vessel operating expenses are best measured for comparative purposes over a 12-month period in order to take into account all of the expenses that each vessel in our fleet will incur over a full year of operation.  Our actual daily vessel operating expenses per vessel for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were $90 above the weighted-average budgeted rate of $4,525 per vessel per day for the entire year.

Our vessel operating expenses, which generally represent fixed costs for each vessel, increase to the extent our fleet expands. Other factors beyond our control, some of which may affect the shipping industry in general, including, for instance, developments relating to market prices for crewing, lubes, and insurance, may also cause these expenses to increase.

CHARTER HIRE EXPENSES-

Charter hire expenses increased by $4.3 million from $0.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018 to $4.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019.  During the second quarter of 2019, we chartered in twelve third-party vessels as compared to only two during the second quarter of 2018.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES-

We incur general and administrative expenses that relate to our onshore non-vessel-related activities. Our general and administrative expenses include our payroll expenses, including those relating to our executive officers, operating lease expense, legal, auditing and other professional expenses.  General and administrative expenses include nonvested stock amortization expense which represent the amortization of stock-based compensation that has been issued to our Directors and employees pursuant to Management Incentive Program (the “MIP”) and the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. Refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  General and administrative expenses also include legal and professional fees associated with our credit facilities, which are not capitalizable to deferred financing costs.  We expect to incur additional general and administrative expenses during 2019 as a result of our global expansion to Singapore and Copenhagen.

For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, general and administrative expenses were $5.8 million and $6.5 million, respectively.  The $0.7 million decrease was primarily due to  a decrease in legal and professional fees associated with the $495 Million Credit Facility on June 5, 2018 (refer to Note 7 — Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). This decrease was partially offset by an increase in compensation related expenses.

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT FEES-

We incur management fees to third-party technical management companies for the day-to-day management of our vessels, including performing routine maintenance, attending to vessel operations and arranging for crews and supplies.    Technical management fees were $1.9 million and $2.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.   The decrease was due to a smaller fleet during the second quarter of 2019.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION-

We depreciate the cost of our vessels on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of each vessel. Depreciation is based on the cost of the vessel less its estimated residual value. We estimate the useful life of our vessels to be 25 years and we estimate the residual value by taking the estimated scrap value of $310 per lightweight ton times the weight of the ship in lightweight tons.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.8 million to $18.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to $16.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018.  This increase was primarily due to depreciation expense recorded during the second quarter of 2019 for the six vessels delivered during the third quarter of 2018, partially offset by a decrease in depreciation for the eight vessels that were sold during the second

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half of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.  Refer to Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

IMPAIRMENT OF VESSEL ASSETS-

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we recorded $13.9 million and $0.2 million of impairment of vessel assets, respectively. 

On August 2, 2019,  we entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Challenger, a 2003-built Handysize vessel, for $5,250 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2019, we reduced the carrying value of the Genco Challenger to the net sales price on June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $4.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019.  

At June 30, 2019, we determined that the expected estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the Genco Champion, a 2006-built Handysize vessel, and the Genco Charger, a 2005-built Handysize vessel, did not exceed the net book value of these vessels as of June 30, 2019.  As such, we adjusted the value of these vessels to their respective fair market values as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $9.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019. 

On July 24, 2018, we entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Surprise.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2018, we reduced the carrying value of the Genco Surprise to the net sales price on June 30, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018.

Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement for further information. 

OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME-

NET INTEREST EXPENSE –

Net interest expense decreased by $0.5 million from $7.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018 to $7.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2019.  Net interest expense during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 consisted of interest expense under our credit facilities and amortization of deferred financing costs for those facilities. This decrease was primarily due to a $0.3 million decrease in interest expense which was primarily due to a decrease in interest expenses due to the refinancing of our previous credit facilities on June 5, 2018 partially offset by an increase in the interest expense associated with the $108 Million Credit Facility, which was entered into on August 14, 2018. There was also a $0.2 million increase in interest income during the second quarter of 2019 as compared to the same period during 2018 due to an increase in interest earned on our time deposits.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our credit facilities.

IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET –

During the second quarter of 2019, we recognized $0.2 million of impairment charges on its operating lease right-of-use asset in accordance with ASC 360.  Refer to Note 13 — Lease in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

LOSS ON DEBT EXTINGUISHMENT –

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded a $4.5 million loss on debt extinguishment as a result of the refinancing of our $400 Million Credit Facility, $98 Million Credit Facility and 2014 Term Loan Facilities with the $460 Million Credit Facility on June 5, 2018.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our credit facilities.

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Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018

VOYAGE REVENUES-

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, voyage revenues increased by $13.9 million, or 8.5%, to $177.0 million as compared to $163.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018.  The increase in voyage revenues was primarily due to the employment of vessels on spot market voyage charters, partially offset by lower rates achieved by the majority of our vessels.

The average Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) rate of our fleet decreased 22.2% to $8,341  a day for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from $10,716 a day for the six months ended June 30, 2018.  The decrease in TCE rates was primarily due to lower rates achieved by the majority of the vessels in our fleet.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we had 10,525.2 and 10,860.0 ownership days, respectively. The decrease in ownership days is primarily due to the sale of eight vessels during the second half of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019 partially offset by the delivery of six vessels during the third quarter of 2018. Fleet utilization decreased to 97.5% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 from 98.5% during the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to increased waiting time for the vessels’ next employment. 

VOYAGE EXPENSES-

Voyage expenses increased by $37.7 million from $47.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to $84.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019.  This increase was primarily due to the employment of vessels on additional spot market voyage charters during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the same period during 2018.  Spot market voyage charters incur significantly higher voyage expenses as compared to time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool arrangements.  

VESSEL OPERATING EXPENSES-

Vessel operating expenses increased marginally by $0.1 million from $47.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018 to $47.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in drydocking related expenses, offset by a decrease due to fewer owned vessels during the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Daily vessel operating expenses increased to $4,518 per vessel per day for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from $4,373 per day for the six months ended June 30, 2018.  The increase in daily vessel operating expense was predominantly due to higher drydocking related expenses, as well as crew related expenses.  We believe daily vessel operating expenses are best measured for comparative purposes over a 12-month period in order to take into account all of the expenses that each vessel in our fleet will incur over a full year of operation.  Our actual daily vessel operating expenses per vessel for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were $7 below the weighted-average budgeted rate of $4,525 per vessel per day for the entire year.

CHARTER HIRE EXPENSES-

Charter hire expenses increased by $6.8 million from $0.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018 to $7.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019.  During the first half of 2019, we chartered in 19 third-party vessels as compared to only two during the first half of 2018.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES-

For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, general and administrative expenses were $12.1 million and $11.7 million, respectively.  The $0.4 million increase was primarily due to an increase in compensation related expenses.

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TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT FEES-

Technical management fees were $3.8 million and $3.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  The decrease was due to a smaller fleet during the six months ended June 30, 2019.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION-

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $3.0 million to $36.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to $33.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018.  This increase was primarily due to depreciation expense recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2019 for the six vessels delivered during the third quarter of 2018, partially offset by a decrease in depreciation for the eight vessels that were sold during the second half of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.  Refer to Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  There was also an increase in in the amortization of drydocking assets as there were more vessels that completed drydockings during the first half of 2019 as compared to the same period during 2018. 

IMPAIRMENT OF VESSEL ASSETS-

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we recorded $13.9 million and $56.6 million of impairment of vessel assets, respectively. 

On August 2, 2019,  we entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Challenger, a 2003-built Handysize vessel, for $5,250 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2019, we reduced the carrying value of the Genco Challenger to the net sales price on June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $4.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019.  

At June 30, 2019, we determined that the expected estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the Genco Champion, a 2006-built Handysize vessel, and the Genco Charger, a 2005-built Handysize vessel, did not exceed the net book value of these vessels as of June 30, 2019.  As such, we adjusted the value of these vessels to their respective fair market values as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $9.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019

On July 24, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Surprise.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2018, we reduced the carrying value of the Genco Surprise to the net sales price on June 30, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

On February 27, 2018, our Board of Directors determined to dispose of the Company’s following nine vessels; the Genco Cavalier, the Genco Loire, the Genco Lorraine, the Genco Muse, the Genco Normandy, the Baltic Cougar, the Baltic Jaguar, the Baltic Leopard and the Baltic Panther, at times and on terms to be determined in the future.  Given this decision, and that the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for each of these older vessels did not exceed the net book value for each vessel, we have adjusted the values of these older vessels to their respective fair market values during the six months ended June 30, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $56.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement for further information. 

GAIN ON SALE OF VESSELS-

During the first half of 2019, we recorded a net gain on sale of vessels of $0.6 million related primarily to the sale of the Genco Vigour on January 28, 2019. There were no vessels sold during the first half of 2018.

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OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME-

NET INTEREST EXPENSE –

Net interest expense decreased by $0.6 million from $14.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018 to $14.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019.  Net interest expense during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 consisted of interest expense under our credit facilities and amortization of deferred financing costs for those facilities. This decrease was primarily due to a $0.7 million increase in interest income during the first half of 2019 as compared to the same period during 2018 due to an increase in interest earned on our time deposits and our cash accounts.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our credit facilities.

IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET –

During the first half of 2019, we recognized $0.2 million of impairment charges on its operating lease right-of-use asset in accordance with ASC 360.  Refer to Note 13 — Lease in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

LOSS ON DEBT EXTINGUISHMENT –

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded a $4.5 million loss on debt extinguishment as a result of the refinancing of our $400 Million Credit Facility, $98 Million Credit Facility and 2014 Term Loan Facilities with the $460 Million Credit Facility on June 5, 2018.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our credit facilities.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flow from operations, cash on hand, equity offerings and credit facility borrowings. We currently use our funds primarily for the acquisition of vessels generally and under our ongoing fleet renewal program, drydocking for our vessels, and satisfying working capital requirements as may be needed to support our business and make required payments under our indebtedness.  Our ability to continue to meet our liquidity needs is subject to and will be affected by cash utilized in operations, the economic or business environment in which we operate, shipping industry conditions, the financial condition of our customers, vendors and service providers, our ability to comply with the financial and other covenants of our indebtedness, and other factors.  We expect that our fuel costs and value of our fuel inventories will increase in 2019 as a result of sulfur emission regulations due to take effect on January 1, 2020.

On June 19, 2018, we closed an equity offering of 7,015,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $16.50 per share.  We received net proceeds of approximately $109.6 million after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions and other expenses.  We used the net proceeds to finance a portion of the purchase price for the two Capesize and two Ultramax vessels that we acquired during the third quarter of 2018.  Refer to Note 4 —  Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions.

We entered into the $495 Million Credit Facility on May 31, 2018, which was initially used to refinance our prior credit facilities: the $400 Million Credit Facility, the $98 Million Credit Facility and the 2014 Term Loan Facilities on June 5, 2018 and originally allowed borrowings of up to $460 million.  On February 28, 2019, we entered into an amendment to the $495 Million Credit Facility that provides for an additional tranche of up to $35 million to finance a portion of the acquisitions, installations, and related costs for exhaust cleaning systems (or “scrubbers) for 17 of the Company’s Capesize vessels.  Additionally, we entered into the $108 Million Credit Facility on August 14, 2018 to finance a portion of the purchase price for the six vessels that were purchased during the third quarter of 2018.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

At June 30, 2019, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under the $495 Million Credit facility and the $108 Million Credit Facility.    

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We believe our capital resources are sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months. Given the commencement of quarterly amortization payments of $16.6 million under our credit facilities on December 31, 2018 and anticipated capital expenditures relating to installation of ballast water treatment systems (“BWTS”) and scrubbers on our vessels for environmental regulatory compliance during 2019, we anticipate that our cash expenditures will increase.

We intend to finance a significant portion of the cost associated with scrubbers on our vessels with borrowings as described above and further under “Capital Expenditures” below.  Moreover, in the future, we may require capital to fund acquisitions or to improve or support our ongoing operations and debt structure.  We may from time to time seek to raise additional capital through equity or debt offerings, selling vessels or other assets, pursuing strategic opportunities, or otherwise.  We may also from time to time seek to refinance our indebtedness or obtain waivers or modifications to our credit agreements to obtain more favorable terms, enhance flexibility in conducting our business, or otherwise.  We may seek to accomplish any of these independently or in conjunction with one or more of these actions.  However, if market conditions are unfavorable, we may be unable to accomplish any of the foregoing on acceptable terms or at all.

Dividends

Under the terms of our $495 Million Credit Facility and our $108 Million Credit Facility, we may pay dividends, subject to customary conditions and a limitation of 50% of consolidated net income for the quarter preceding such dividend payment if the collateral maintenance test ratio is 200% or less for such quarter.  The declaration and payment of any dividend is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors, which expects to consider the appropriateness of dividend payments from time to time as well as relevant legal and contractual requirements. The principal business factors that our Board of Directors expects to consider when determining the timing and amount of dividend payments include our earnings, financial condition and cash requirements at the time. Marshall Islands law generally prohibits the declaration and payment of dividends other than from surplus. Marshall Islands law also prohibits the declaration and payment of dividends while a company is insolvent or would be rendered insolvent by the payment of such a dividend.

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $14.8 million as compared to $25.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018.  Included in the net loss during the six months ended June 30, 2019 were $13.9 million of non-cash impairment charges, a gain of $0.6 million arising from the sale of the Genco Vigour, $0.6 million of non-cash lease expense and a loss of $0.2 million related to the non-cash impairment of our right-of-use operating lease asset.  Included in the net loss during the six months ended June 30, 2018 were $56.6 million of non-cash impairment charges, as well as a $4.5 million loss on the extinguishment of debt and a $5.3 million payment on the $400 Million Credit Facility. Depreciation and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 increased by $3.0 million primarily due to depreciation expense for the six vessels delivered during the third quarter of 2018, partially offset by a decrease in depreciation expense for the eight vessels that were sold during the second half of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.  Additionally, there was an  $8.8 million increase in the fluctuation in due from charterers due to the timing of payments received from charterers and a $3.1 million increase in the fluctuation in prepaid expenses and other current assets due to the timing of payments.  Lastly, there was a $8.0 million increase in the fluctuation in inventories associated with vessels on spot market voyage charters.  These increases were partially offset by a $4.0 million increase in deferred drydocking costs as there were more vessels that completed drydocking during the first half of 2019 as compared to the first half of 2018.  There was also a $1.5 million decrease in the fluctuation accounts payable and accrued expenses due to the timing of payments made.

Net cash used in investing activities was $13.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $1.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018.  Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019 consisted primarily of $10.4 million purchase of scrubbers for our vessels, $7.8 million purchase of vessels related primarily to ballast water treatment systems and $2.5 million for the purchase of other fixed assets due to the purchase of vessel equipment.  These cash outflows during the six months ended June 30, 2019 were partially offset by $6.3 million of proceeds from the sale of one vessel during the first half of

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2019.  Net cash provided by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2018 consisted primarily of the proceeds received for hull and machinery claims related primarily to the receipt of the remaining insurance settlement for the main engine repair claim for the Genco Tiger. 

Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $38.5 million as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $38.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018.  Net cash used in financing activities of $38.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 consisted primarily of the following:  $34.6 million repayment of debt under the $495 Million Credit Facility; $3.2 million repayment of debt under the $108 Million Credit Facility; $0.6 million payment of deferred financing costs; and $0.1 million payment of common stock issuance costs.  Net cash provided by financing activities of $38.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 consisted primarily of the $460.0 million drawdown on the $460 Million Credit Facility and the net proceeds from the issuance of common stock on June 19, 2018 of $110.2 million partially offset by the following:  $399.6 million repayment of debt under the $400 Million Credit Facility; $93.9 million repayment of debt under the $98 Million Credit Facility; $25.5 million repayment of debt under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities; $9.7 million payment of deferred financing costs; and $3.0 million payment of debt extinguishment costs.. On August 14, 2018, we entered into the $108 Million Credit Facility to finance a portion of the purchase price for the six vessels acquired during the third quarter of 2018.  On June 5, 2018, the $495 Million Credit Facility refinanced the following three existing credit facilities with its original $460 million tranche; the $400 Million Credit Facility, the $98 Million Credit Facility and the 2014 Term Loan Facilities.  Additionally, on February 28, 2019, the $495 Million Credit Facility was amended to add a tranche of $35 million for the purchase of scrubbers in addition to the original $460 million tranche used for the refinancing on June 5, 2018.

Credit Facilities

Refer to Note 7 — Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our current credit facilities, including the underlying financial and non-financial covenants.  We entered into the $108 Million Credit Facility on August 14, 2018 to finance a portion of the purchase price for the six vessels that were purchased during the third quarter of 2018.  Additionally, we entered into the $495 Million Credit Facility on May 31, 2018, which was initially used to refinance our prior credit facilities: the $400 Million Credit Facility, the $98 Million Credit Facility and the 2014 Term Loan Facilities on June 5, 2018.  On February 28, 2019, we entered into an amendment to the $495 Million Credit Facility, which provides for an additional tranche of up to $35 million to finance a portion of the acquisitions, installations, and related costs for exhaust cleaning systems (or “scrubbers”) for 17 of our Capesize vessels.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements, Forward Freight Agreements and Currency Swap Agreements

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we did not have any interest rate swap agreements.  As part of our business strategy, we may enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage interest costs and the risk associated with changing interest rates.  In determining the fair value of interest rate derivatives, we would consider the creditworthiness of both the counterparty and ourselves immaterial. Valuations prior to any adjustments for credit risk would be validated by comparison with counterparty valuations.  Amounts would not and should not be identical due to the different modeling assumptions.  Any material differences would be investigated.

As part of our business strategy, we may enter into arrangements commonly known as forward freight agreements, or FFAs, to hedge and manage our exposure to the charter market risks relating to the deployment of our vessels.  Generally, these arrangements would bind us and each counterparty in the arrangement to buy or sell a specified tonnage freighting commitment “forward” at an agreed time and price and for a particular route.  Upon settlement, if the contracted charter rate is less than the average of the rates (as reported by an identified index) for the specified route and period, the seller of the FFA is required to pay the buyer an amount equal to the difference between the contracted rate and the settlement rate multiplied by the number of days in the specific period.  Conversely, if the contracted rate is greater than the settlement rate, the buyer is required to pay the seller the settlement sum.  Although FFAs can be entered into for a variety of purposes, including for hedging, as an option, for trading or for arbitrage, if we decided to enter into FFAs, our objective would be to hedge and manage market risks as part of our commercial management. It is not currently our intention to enter into FFAs to generate a stream of income independent of the revenues we derive from the

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operation of our fleet of vessels.  If we determine to enter into FFAs, we may reduce our exposure to any declines in our results from operations due to weak market conditions or downturns, but may also limit our ability to benefit economically during periods of strong demand in the market.  We have not entered into any FFAs as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Contractual Obligations

The following table sets forth our contractual obligations and their scheduled maturity dates as of June 30, 2019.  The table incorporates the employment agreement entered into in September 2007 with our Chief Executive Officer and President, John C. Wobensmith, as amended.  The interest and borrowing fees and scheduled credit agreement payments below reflect the $495 Million Credit Facility and the $108 Million Credit Facility, as well as other fees associated with the facilities.  The following table also incorporates the future lease payments associated with the lease for our current office space in New York. Refer to Note 13 — Leases in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the terms of our current lease agreement.  Lastly, the table incorporates the remaining contractual purchase obligations for the purchase of ballast water treatment systems for 47 of our vessels and the contractual purchase obligations remaining for the purchase of scrubber equipment for 17 of our vessels, refer to “Capital Expenditures” section below for further information.  All of our time charter-in agreements with third parties are less than twelve months and have not been included below.

			Less Than		One to		Three to
			One		Three		Five		More than
	Total		Year (1)		Years		Years		Five Years
	(U.S. dollars in thousands)
Credit Agreements	$	513,685	$	32,752	$	131,552	$	349,381	$	—
Interest and borrowing fees		83,980		13,585		45,939		24,456		—
Vessel purchase obligations		28,372		19,628		6,588		2,156		—
Executive employment agreement		144		144		—		—		—
Office leases		14,475		1,115		4,460		4,608		4,292
Totals	$	640,656	$	67,224	$	188,539	$	380,601	$	4,292

(1) Represents the six-month period ending December 31, 2019.

Interest expense has been estimated using  2.24% based on one-month LIBOR plus the average applicable margin of 3.25% for the $495 Million Credit Facility and 2.50% for the $108 Million Credit Facility.

Capital Expenditures

We make capital expenditures from time to time in connection with our vessel acquisitions.  Our fleet currently consists of 58 drybulk vessels, including 17 Capesize drybulk carriers, two Panamax drybulk carriers, six Ultramax drybulk carriers, 20 Supramax drybulk carriers and 13 Handysize drybulk carriers.

As previously announced, we have implemented a fuel efficiency upgrade program for certain of our vessels in an effort to generate fuel savings and increase the future earnings potential for these vessels. The upgrades have been successfully installed on 17 of our vessels in the aggregate during planned drydockings from 2014 to 2017.

Under U.S. Federal law and 33 CFR, Part 151, Subpart D, U.S. approved BWTS will be required to be installed in all vessels at the first out of water drydocking after January 1, 2016 if these vessels are to discharge ballast water inside 12 nautical miles of the coast of the U.S. U.S. authorities did not approve ballast water treatment systems until December 2016. Therefore, the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) has granted us extensions for our vessels with 2016 drydocking deadlines until January 1, 2018; however, an alternative management system (“AMS”) may be installed in lieu. For example, in February 2015, the USCG added Bawat to the list of ballast water treatment systems that received AMS acceptance. An AMS is valid for five years from the date of required compliance with ballast water discharge standards, by which time it must be replaced by an approved system unless the AMS itself achieves approval. Furthermore, we received extensions for vessels drydocking in 2016 that allowed for further extensions to the vessels’ next scheduled drydockings in year 2021.  Additionally, for our vessels that were scheduled to drydock in 2017 and

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2018, the USCG has granted an extension that enables us to defer installation to the next scheduled out of water drydocking.  Any newbuilding vessels that we acquire will have a USCG approved system or at least an AMS installed when the vessel is being built.

In addition, on September 8, 2016, the Ballast Water Management (“BWM”) Convention was ratified and had an original effective date of September 8, 2017.  However, on July 7, 2017, the effective date of the BWM Convention was extended two years to September 8, 2019 for existing ships.  This will require vessels to have a BWTS installed to coincide with the vessels’ next International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (“IOPP”) renewal survey after September 8, 2019.   In order for a vessel to trade in U.S. waters, it must be compliant with the installation date as required by the USCG as outlined above. 

During the second half of 2018, we entered into agreements for the purchase of BWTS for 47 of our vessels.  The cost of these systems will vary based on the size and specifications of each vessel and whether the systems will be installed in China.  Based on the contractual purchase price of the BWTS and the estimated installation fees, the Company estimates the cost of the systems to be approximately $0.8 million for Capesize, $0.5 million for Panamax, $0.5 million for Supramax and $0.5 million for Handysize vessels. These costs will be capitalized and depreciated over the remainder of the life of the vessel.  We intend to fund the BWTS purchase price and installation fees using cash on hand.  

Under maritime regulations due to take effect on January 1, 2020, vessels such as ours will have to reduce sulfur emissions, for which the principal solutions are the use of scrubbers or buying fuel with low sulfur content.  We have entered into agreements to install scrubbers on our 17 Capesize vessels. The balance of our vessels are expected to consume compliant, low sulfur fuel, but we will continue to evaluate other options.  We anticipate scrubber installation on the 17 Capesize vessels to be completed in 2019 and estimate that the cost of each scrubber, including installation, will be approximately $2.25 million per vessel, which may vary according to the specifications of our vessels and technical aspects of the installation, among other variables.  These costs will be capitalized and depreciated over the remainder of the life of the vessel.  This does not include any lost revenue associated with offhire days due to the installation of the scrubbers.  During February 2019, we entered into an amendment to our $495 Million Credit Facility for an additional tranche of up to $35 million to cover a portion of the expenses to the acquisition and installation of scrubbers on our 17 Capesize vessels.  We intend to fund the remainder of the costs with cash on hand.  The estimated costs and off-hire days associated with the installation of the scrubbers are included in the expenditure table below.  For vessels for which we do not currently anticipate installing scrubbers on, we expect to incur additional costs in order to transition these vessels from high sulfur fuel to compliant, low sulfur fuel.

In addition to acquisitions that we may undertake in future periods, we will incur additional expenditures due to special surveys and drydockings for our fleet.  We estimate our drydocking costs, including capitalized costs incurred during drydocking related to vessel assets and vessel equipment, BWTS costs, scrubber costs and scheduled off-hire days for our fleet through 2020 to be: 

Year	Estimated Drydocking  Cost (1)		Estimated BWTS Cost (2)		Estimated Scrubber Cost		Estimated Off-hire  Days (3)
	(U.S. dollars in millions)
2019	$	15.5	$	4.9	$	27.8	737
2020	$	10.7	$	4.7	$	—	300

(1) Estimated drydocking costs during 2019 and 2020 include $1.6 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of costs for vessels that could potentially be sold which were impaired during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019. 

(2) The $4.9 million and $4.7 million of estimated BWTS costs during 2019 and 2020, respectively, represent the remaining deposits and payments for the BWTS for certain vessels expected to be drydocked during 2019 and 2020, respectively.  The estimated BWTS costs during 2019 and 2020 include $0.6 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of costs remaining for vessels that could potentially be sold which were impaired during the year ended December 31, 2018 and six months ended June 30, 2019.

(3) Estimated offhire days during 2019 and 2020 include 40 days and 75  days, respectively, for vessels that could potentially be sold which were impaired during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019.

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The costs reflected are estimates based on drydocking our vessels in China. Actual costs will vary based on various factors, including where the drydockings are actually performed.  We expect to fund these costs with cash on hand (with the exception of certain scrubber costs as noted above).  These costs do not include drydock expense items that are reflected in vessel operating expenses.

Actual length of drydocking will vary based on the condition of the vessel, yard schedules and other factors.  Higher repairs and maintenance expense during drydocking for vessels which are over 15 years old typically result in a higher number of off-hire days depending on the condition of the vessel.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we incurred a total of $5.5 million and $1.5 million of drydocking costs, respectively, excluding costs incurred during drydocking that were capitalized to vessel assets or vessel equipment. 

Five vessels completed their respective drydockings during the first half of 2019.  An additional five of our vessels began their drydockings during the second quarter of 2019 and did not complete until the third quarter of 2019.  Excluding the five vessels that completed drydocking during the third quarter of 2019 as noted above, we estimate that an additional 25 of our vessels will be drydocked during the remainder of 2019 and 14 of our vessels will be drydocked during 2020. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

Inflation

Inflation has only a moderate effect on our expenses given current economic conditions. In the event that significant global inflationary pressures appear, these pressures would increase our operating, voyage, general and administrative, and financing costs.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no changes or updates to our critical accounting policies as disclosed in the 2018 10-K, with the exception of new lease accounting pronouncements adopted as of January 1, 2019.  Refer to “Recent accounting pronouncements” in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference, for further information.

Vessels and Depreciation

We record the value of our vessels at their cost (which includes acquisition costs directly attributable to the vessel and expenditures made to prepare the vessel for its initial voyage) less accumulated depreciation.  We depreciate our drybulk vessels on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, estimated to be 25 years from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard.  Depreciation is based on cost less the estimated residual scrap value of $310/lwt based on the 15-year average scrap value of steel.  An increase in the residual value of the vessels will decrease the annual depreciation charge over the remaining useful life of the vessels.  Similarly, an increase in the useful life of a drybulk vessel would also decrease the annual depreciation charge.  Comparatively, a decrease in the useful life of a drybulk vessel or in its residual value would have the effect of increasing the annual depreciation charge.  However, when regulations place limitations over the ability of a vessel to trade on a worldwide basis, we will adjust the vessel’s useful life to end at the date such regulations preclude such vessel’s further commercial use.

The carrying value of each of our vessels does not represent the fair market value of such vessel or the amount we could obtain if we were to sell any of our vessels, which could be more or less.  Under U.S. GAAP, we would not

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record a loss if the fair market value of a vessel (excluding its charter) is below our carrying value unless and until we determine to sell that vessel or the vessel is impaired as discussed in the 2018 10-K.  As of June 30, 2019, excluding the three Bourbon vessels we resold immediately upon delivery to MEP at our cost, we have sold 21 of our vessels since our inception and realized a profit in each instance, with the exception of the Genco Marine which was scrapped on May 17, 2016, the Genco Surprise which was sold during the third quarter of 2018, and the Genco Muse which was sold during the fourth quarter of 2018. 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded a loss of $13.9 million related to the impairment of vessel assets.  There was $4.4 million of impairment expense recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 for the Genco Challenger.  On August 2, 2019, we entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Challenger.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel at June 30, 2019, the vessel value was adjusted to its net sales price as of June 30, 2019.  At June 30, 2019, the Company determined that the expected estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the Genco Champion and the Genco Charger did not exceed the net book value of these vessels as of June 30, 2019.  As such, the Company adjusted the value of these vessels to their respective fair market values as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $9.5 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded losses of $0.2 million and $56.6 million, respectively, related to the impairment of vessel assets.  There was $0.2 million of impairment expense recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 for the Genco Surprise.  On July 24, 2018 we entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Surprise.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel at June 30, 2018, the vessel value was adjusted to its net sales price as of June 30, 2018.  Additionally, there was $56.4 million of impairment expense recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2018 for nine of our vessels; the Genco Cavalier, the Genco Loire, the Genco Lorraine, the Genco Muse, the Genco Normandy, the Baltic Cougar, the Baltic Jaguar, the Baltic Leopard and the Baltic Panther.  On February 27, 2018, our Board of Directors determined to dispose of these vessels at times and on terms to be determined in the future.  As such, the future undiscounted cash flows did not exceed the net book value of these vessels and the vessel values were adjusted to their respective fair market values which resulted in an impairment loss.  Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Pursuant to our credit facilities, we regularly submit to the lenders valuations of our vessels on an individual charter free basis in order to evidence our compliance with the collateral maintenance covenants under our credit facilities.  Such a valuation is not necessarily the same as the amount any vessel may bring upon sale, which may be more or less, and should not be relied upon as such.  We were in compliance with the collateral maintenance covenant under our $495 Million Credit Facility and $108 Million Credit Facility as of June 30, 2019.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details. We obtained valuations for all of the vessels in our fleet pursuant to the terms of the $495 Million Credit Facility and the $108 Million Credit Facility.  In the chart below, we list each of our vessels, the year it was built, the year we acquired it, and its carrying value at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  Vessels have been grouped according to their collateralized status as of June 30, 2019.  The carrying value of the Genco Challenger, Genco Champion and Genco Charger at June 30, 2019 reflect the impairment loss recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2019.  The carrying value of the Genco Loire, Genco Lorraine, Genco Normandy, Baltic Cougar, Baltic Jaguar, Baltic Leopard and Baltic Panther at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 reflect the impairment loss recorded during 2018 for these vessels.  The carrying value of the Genco Vigour at December 31, 2018 reflects the impairment loss recorded during 2017 for this vessel.

At June 30, 2019, the vessel valuations of all of our vessels for covenant compliance purposes under our credit facilities as of the most recent compliance testing date were lower than their carrying values at June 30, 2019, with the exception of the Genco Challenger, Genco Charger and Genco Champion,  which were impaired during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as noted above, and the Genco Weatherly.  At December 31, 2018, the vessel valuations of all of our vessels for covenant compliance purposes under our credit facility as of the most recent compliance testing date were lower than their carrying values at December 31, 2018, with the exception of the Baltic Lion, Genco Tiger, Genco Weatherly, and Genco Vigour.

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The amount by which the carrying value at June 30, 2019 of all of the vessels in our fleet, with the exception of the four aforementioned vessels, exceeded the valuation of such vessels for covenant compliance purposes ranged, on an individual vessel basis, from $1.2 million to $18.6 million per vessel, and $377.3 million on an aggregate fleet basis.  The amount by which the carrying value at December 31, 2018 of all of the vessels in our fleet, with the exception of the four aforementioned vessels, exceeded the valuation of such vessels for covenant compliance purposes ranged, on an individual vessel basis, from $1.1 million to $14.9 million per vessel, and $336.3 million on an aggregate fleet basis.  The average amount by which the carrying value of our vessels exceeded the valuation of such vessels for covenant compliance purposes was $7.0 million at June 30, 2019 and $6.1 million as of December 31, 2018.  However, neither such valuation nor the carrying value in the table below reflects the value of long-term time charters, if any, related to some of our vessels.

			Carrying Value (U.S.
			dollars in
			thousands) as of
		Year	June 30,		December 31,
Vessels	Year Built	Acquired	2019		2018
$495 Million Credit Facility
Genco Commodus	2009	2009	$	39,510	$	38,389
Genco Maximus	2009	2009		39,642		38,423
Genco Claudius	2010	2009		42,074		40,376
Baltic Bear	2010	2010		41,113		39,866
Baltic Wolf	2010	2010		39,659		39,989
Baltic Lion	2009	2013		30,802		30,870
Genco Tiger	2010	2013		28,733		28,716
Genco Raptor	2007	2008		15,645		16,096
Genco Thunder	2007	2008		15,730		16,173
Baltic Scorpion	2015	2015		26,120		26,648
Baltic Mantis	2015	2015		26,373		26,897
Genco Hunter	2007	2007		17,683		18,223
Genco Warrior	2005	2007		15,399		15,674
Genco Aquitaine	2009	2010		17,242		17,436
Genco Ardennes	2009	2010		17,265		17,466
Genco Auvergne	2009	2010		17,449		17,582
Genco Bourgogne	2010	2010		18,033		18,420
Genco Brittany	2010	2010		18,060		18,444
Genco Languedoc	2010	2010		18,074		18,448
Genco Loire	2009	2010		11,041		10,773
Genco Lorraine	2009	2010		11,018		10,769
Genco Normandy	2007	2010		8,933		9,134
Baltic Leopard	2009	2009		10,795		10,779
Baltic Jaguar	2009	2010		10,782		10,785
Baltic Panther	2009	2010		11,031		10,782
Baltic Cougar	2009	2010		11,029		10,784
Genco Picardy	2005	2010		15,253		15,736
Genco Provence	2004	2010		14,264		14,809
Genco Pyrenees	2010	2010		17,934		18,395
Genco Rhone	2011	2011		19,079		19,532
Genco Bay	2010	2010		16,856		17,284
Genco Ocean	2010	2010		16,932		17,356
Genco Avra	2011	2011		17,951		18,378
Genco Mare	2011	2011		17,990		18,420
Genco Spirit	2011	2011		18,052		18,470
Genco Challenger	2003	2007		5,145		9,543
Baltic Wind	2009	2010		16,425		16,427
Baltic Cove	2010	2010		16,867		17,296

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			Carrying Value (U.S.
			dollars in
			thousands) as of
		Year	June 30,		December 31,
Vessels	Year Built	Acquired	2019		2018
Baltic Breeze	2010	2010		16,969		17,382
Baltic Fox	2010	2013		16,444		16,876
Baltic Hare	2009	2013		15,843		15,910
Genco Constantine	2008	2008		35,648		36,086
Genco Augustus	2007	2007		33,365		33,747
Genco London	2007	2007		32,777		33,152
Genco Titus	2007	2007		32,874		33,235
Genco Tiberius	2007	2007		33,235		33,756
Genco Hadrian	2008	2008		35,729		36,139
Genco Predator	2005	2007		15,207		15,701
Genco Champion	2006	2008		7,125		12,314
Genco Charger	2005	2007		6,625		11,453
Baltic Hornet	2014	2014		24,606		25,114
Baltic Wasp	2015	2015		24,861		25,370
TOTAL			$	1,083,291	$	1,105,823
$108 Million Credit Facility
Genco Endeavour	2015	2018		45,131		45,368
Genco Resolute	2015	2018		45,204		45,497
Genco Columbia	2016	2018		27,166		27,702
Genco Weatherly	2014	2018		22,111		22,564
Genco Liberty	2016	2018		48,611		48,930
Genco Defender	2016	2018		48,635		48,986
			$	236,858	$	239,047
Unencumbered
Genco Vigour	1999	2004		—		5,699
TOTAL			$	—	$	5,699
Consolidated Total			$	1,320,149	$	1,350,569

If we were to sell a vessel or hold a vessel for sale, and the carrying value of the vessel were to exceed its fair market value, we would record a loss in the amount of the difference.  Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the sale of vessel assets and the classification of the vessel assets held for sale as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  

ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest rate risk

We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes.  Our objective is to manage the impact of interest rate changes on our earnings and cash flow in relation to our borrowings.  At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we did not have any interest rate swap agreements to manage interest costs and the risk associated with changing interest rates.

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We are subject to market risks relating to changes in LIBOR rates because we have significant amounts of floating rate debt outstanding.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we were subject to the following interest rates on the outstanding debt under our credit facilities:

· $108 Million Credit Facility  — one-month LIBOR plus 2.50% effective during the third quarter of 2018.  We drew down $51.8 million on August 17, 2018, $22.1 million on September 6, 2018 and $34.1 million on September 11, 2018.

· $495 Million Credit Facility — one-month LIBOR plus 3.25% effective June 5, 2018, when the initial $460 million draw down on this facility was made.  The applicable margin was reduced to 3.00% on March 5, 2019 pursuant to terms of the facility.

· $400 Million Credit Facility — three-month LIBOR plus 3.75% until June 5, 2018, when this credit facility was refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility

· $98 Million Credit Facility — three-month LIBOR plus 6.125% until June 5, 2018, when this credit facility was refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility

· 2014 Term Loan Facilities — three-month or six-month LIBOR plus 2.50% until June 5, 2018, when this credit facility was refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility

A 1% increase in LIBOR would result in an increase of $2.7 million in interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Derivative financial instruments

As part of our business strategy, we may enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage interest costs and the risk associated with changing interest rates.  As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we did not have any derivative financial instruments.

Refer to “Interest rate risk” section above for further information regarding interest rate swap agreements.

Currency and exchange rates risk

The majority of transactions in the international shipping industry are denominated in U.S. Dollars.  Virtually all of our revenues and most of our operating costs are in U.S. Dollars.  We incur certain operating expenses in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and the foreign exchange risk associated with these operating expenses is immaterial.

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and President and our Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and President and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

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CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2018 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Below is updated information for the risk factor entitled, “Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war may have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition”:

Following the withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to on July 14, 2015 with regard to the Iranian nuclear program, tensions have been rising between Iran on the one hand and the United States and its allies on the other.  Recent incidents have included the alleged sabotage of oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and the seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker by Iranian forces.  As our vessels transit the Arabian Gulf from time to time, they may face an increased risk of damage or seizure.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

On August 7, 2019, the Company entered into a letter agreement with John C. Wobensmith, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, to amend his employment agreement with the Company dated September 21, 2007, as amended.  The letter agreement provides that if a change in control occurs within nine months after termination of Mr. Wobensmith’s employment for good reason or other than for cause, death, or disability (each as defined in his employment agreement), the total severance compensation and benefits he will be entitled to receive will be the same as originally provided in the event of such a termination within two years after a change in control.  The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

The Exhibit Index attached to this report is incorporated into this Item 16 by reference.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Document
3.1	Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited.(1)
3.2	Articles of Amendment to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated July 17, 2015.(2)
3.3	Articles of Amendment to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated April 15, 2016.(3)
3.4	Articles of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, dated July 7, 2016.(4)
3.5	Articles of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, dated January 4, 2017.(5)
3.6	Certificate of Designations of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series A Preferred Stock of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, dated as of November 14, 2016.(6)
3.7	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, dated July 9, 2014.(1)
3.8	Amendment to Amended and Restated By-Laws, dated June 4, 2018.(7)
4.1	Form of Specimen Stock Certificate of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited.(1)
4.2	Form of Specimen Warrant Certificate of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited.(1)
10.1	Letter Agreement dated August 7, 2019 between Genco Shipping & Trading Limited and John C. Wobensmith.(*)
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and President pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.(*)
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.(*)
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and President pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.(*)
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.(*)
101	The following materials from Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (Unaudited), (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited), (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited), (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited), (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited), and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).(*)

(*)	Filed with this report.
(1)	Incorporated by reference to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2014.
(2)	Incorporated by reference to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2015.

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(3)	Incorporated by reference to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2016.
(4)	Incorporated by reference to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2016.
(5)	Incorporated by reference to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2017.
(6)	Incorporated by reference to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2016.
(7)	Incorporated by reference to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2018.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
DATE: August 9, 2019	By:		/s/ John C. Wobensmith
	John C. Wobensmith
	Chief Executive Officer and President
	(Principal Executive Officer)
DATE: August 9, 2019	By:	/s/ Apostolos Zafolias
	Apostolos Zafolias
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED

299 PARK AVENUE

12TH FLOOR

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10171

646-443-8550

August 7, 2019

Mr. John Wobensmith

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

299 Park Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10171

Dear John:

The purpose of this letter is to confirm our understanding regarding that agreement between you and Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (“Genco” or the "Company") dated September 21, 2007, as amended from time to time prior to the date hereof (the "Agreement").  When fully executed, this letter shall constitute an amendment to the Agreement.  It is hereby agreed as follows:

1.         Section 6(c) of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(c)      In the event of your resignation for Good Reason, or in the event that your employment is terminated by Genco, other than in accordance with Section 6(a) or (b), and subject to your execution and non-revocation of a general release of all claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”), you shall be entitled to receive (i) your Base Salary through the Termination Date; (ii)  a lump sum payment equal in amount to double your annualized base salary, as determined on the Termination Date, less all deductions and withholdings, payable within sixty (60) days of your termination date; (iii) a lump sum payment equal to double the average of your three (3) prior years’ Annual Incentive Award payable within sixty (60) days of your termination date and (iv) a pro-rata Bonus for the year in which the Termination Date occurs (the “Pro-rata Bonus”) equal to the amount by which (x) the amount determined by multiplying the average Annual Incentive Award granted to you during the three years preceding the year in which the Termination Date occurs by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days you were employed by the Company during the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365 exceeds (y) the value of any Annual Incentive Award granted or paid to you in respect of the year of termination payable within sixty (60) days of your termination date; provided that, in the event of a Change in Control that occurs within nine (9) months following such resignation for Good Reason or termination by Genco other than in accordance with Section 6(a) or (b), then you shall also be entitled to receive (A) a lump-sum payment equal to your annualized base salary, as determined on the Termination Date, less all

deductions and withholdings, payable at the time of the Change in Control, and (B) a lump-sum payment equal to the average of your three (3) prior years’ Annual Incentive Award, determined as of the Termination Date, payable at the time of the Change in Control (such payments, the “Additional Payments”) (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Additional Payments will not be paid if you are already eligible to receive enhanced severance payments and benefits under Section 7(a), so as to not result in a duplication of benefits).  For purposes of this Agreement, “Annual Incentive Award” for any year prior to January 1, 2017 shall mean the cash bonus earned by you for such year, including any amounts deferred, and for any year beginning on or after January 1, 2017 shall mean the short-term annual cash bonus earned by you for such year, including any amounts deferred.  In addition, you shall be entitled to any amounts owing to you but not yet paid, including without limitation, any bonus payments awarded for any performance period that has ended and any business expenses required to be reimbursed under Section 5(e), as well as any other payments, entitlements and benefits, if any, in accordance with applicable plans, programs, arrangements of, or any agreement, including this Agreement, with, the Company or any affiliate (the “Accrued Amounts”), payable within twenty (20) days of  your termination.  Additionally, Genco shall provide you with coverage under any Genco Group medical, dental, long-term disability or life insurance benefit plan or program in which you participated immediately prior to such termination or any replacement plan or program (so long as such coverage is available under the Company’s applicable plans or programs) for a period of 24 months following the Termination Date; provided that, in the event of a Change in Control that occurs within nine (9) months following a Termination Date that qualifies you for the Additional Payments, then such 24-month time period will be replaced with a 36-month time period  (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the maximum period of additional benefits will not exceed 36 months even if you are already eligible to receive enhanced severance payments and benefits under Section 7(a), so as to not result in a duplication of benefits).  Finally, the Company agrees that your rights under COBRA to continued medical and dental coverage shall be deemed to commence after the expiration of such 24-month period or 36-month period, as applicable, so long as the Company’s policies allow such a commencement.  The Release must be executed and delivered to the Company, with all periods for revocation having expired, within sixty  (60) days following the Termination Date, provided that, in the event that such 60-day period spans two different calendar years, then the payments under subclauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) above will not be paid to you before January 1st of the latter of such two calendar years.  Failure to timely execute and return the Release or the revocation thereof shall be a waiver of your right, if any, to the benefits set forth in this Section 6(c), except for the Accrued Amounts.  The Company agrees that it will promptly countersign the Release, and provide you with a copy of the countersigned release, upon its receipt of the Release executed by you.”

2.         Section 7(a) of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(a)      Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if (i) a Change in Control occurs after the date hereof; and (ii) upon such Change in Control or within 2 years thereafter you terminate your employment for Good Reason as defined above or the Company terminates your employment without Cause, you shall be entitled to all the payments, benefits and entitlements as of the Termination Date as set forth in Section 6(c) provided that the multiple in Section 6(c)(ii) and (iii)  shall be triple (not double) and the time period in Section

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6(c) shall be 36 months, not 24 months, in each case subject to the execution and non-revocation of the Release in accordance with the two penultimate sentences of Section 6(c) (and the Company will countersign the Release and provide you with a copy of the countersigned Release in accordance with the last sentence of Section 6(c)).  If, following a Change in Control, the Company alters your job such that you would have "Good Reason" to resign under subclause (i) of the "Good Reason" definition above, and provided that you continue to have primarily senior management- and/or executive transition-type duties and responsibilities for the duration of such altered job, then you agree that you may not resign for Good Reason under subclause (i) as a result of such altered job during the six (6)-month period immediately following the Change in Control (the "Transition Period").  Instead, in such event, upon the conclusion of the Transition Period, unless you and the Company agree otherwise in writing, your employment will automatically terminate (and will be deemed terminated by the Company without Cause or by you with Good Reason) and you will become entitled to severance in accordance with this Section 7(a) (and, in such event, (I) for purposes of determining the average of your three “prior years’ Annual Incentive Award” under clause (iii) of Section 6(c) above, the three prior years used will be the three (3) calendar years immediately preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs, and (II) for purposes of determining your Pro-rata Bonus under clause (iv) of Section 6(c) above, “the year in which the Termination Date occurs” will be deemed to be “the year in which the Change in Control occurs”).  During the Transition Period, you will be entitled to continue to receive your Base Salary and participate in the Company's employee benefit plans and you will receive a Pro-rata Bonus for the Transition Period (in addition to the Pro-rata Bonus under clause (iv) of Section 6(c) above, other than as would result in duplication of payment of the Pro-rata Bonus for the same period of employment or service).  Nothing in this paragraph is intended to limit the Company's right to terminate your employment with or without Cause or your right to resign with or without Good Reason following a Change in Control (other than that you may not resign pursuant to subclause (i) of the Good Reason definition, provided that the condition set forth in the initial sentence of this paragraph is satisfied).  In addition, you agree to consider any offer of employment made to you by the Company following a Change in Control whereby you would no longer be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or its ultimate parent (provided that such ultimate parent company is an operating or holding company and not a financial or institutional investor) following the Change in Control, but you will be under no obligation to accept any such offer and your rejection of any such offer will in no way impact your eligibility to receive severance under this Agreement.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (a “Person”) (other than  (A) Apollo Global Management LLC, Centerbridge Partners L.P., and Strategic Value Partners, LLC; their respective Affiliates; and their respective funds, managed accounts, and related entities managed by any of them or their respective Affiliates, or wholly-owned subsidiaries of the foregoing, but not including, however, any of their operating portfolio companies; and any group of the foregoing; where “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, and a Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person,

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whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract agreement or arrangement  (each, an “Excluded Person”), (B) the Company, (C) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company, or (D) any company or entity owned, directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of common stock of the Company), becomes the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; or

(ii) the sale of all or substantially all of Genco's assets in one or more related transactions within a 12-month period to any person, other than such a sale to (x) a subsidiary of Genco which does not involve a change in the equity holdings of Genco, (y) an Excluded Person, or (z) any company or entity owned, directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of common stock of the Company;

(iii) any merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar event of Genco or any of its subsidiaries, as a result of which the holders of the voting stock of Genco immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar event do not directly or indirectly hold at least fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity;

(iv) any Person, other than an Excluded Person, becomes the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 40% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities and such Person is required to file a Schedule 13D; or

(v) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Genco is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not either (x) endorsed by a majority of Genco’s Board of Directors before the date of such appointment or election or (y) at the request of an Excluded Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control will not be deemed to have occurred if an Excluded Person has the ability to appoint a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.

For the purposes of this section “Voting Securities” shall mean the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Further, and notwithstanding the foregoing, for each payment subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code for which a Change in Control is the payment event for Section 409A purposes, a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur under this Agreement with respect to such payment only if a change in the ownership or effective control of Genco or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of Genco shall also be deemed to have occurred under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.”

3.         This letter and the Agreement contain the entire understanding between the parties on the subjects covered here and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and

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understandings, whether written or oral, regarding the subjects covered here.  The Agreement and this letter may not be changed, nor may any of their provisions be waived, orally, but may only be changed in writing signed by both parties.

4.         You agree and acknowledge that the parties hereto have been provided with the opportunity to consult with counsel regarding the provisions of this letter.

5.         This letter may be executed in any number of original or facsimile or electronic PDF counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

[Signature page follows.]

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Very truly yours,
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
By:	/s/ Apostolos Zafolias
	Name: Apostolos Zafolias
	Title: Chief Financial Officer
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
	/s/ John Wobensmith
	John Wobensmith
	Date: August 7, 2019

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, John C. Wobensmith, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

	/s/ John C. Wobensmith
	Name: John C. Wobensmith
Date:  August 9, 2019	Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Apostolos Zafolias, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ugust
	/s/ Apostolos Zafolias
	Name: Apostolos Zafolias
Date:  August 9, 2019	Title: Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s (the “Company”) quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 9, 2019	/s/ John C. Wobensmith
	Name: John C. Wobensmith
	Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.  A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s (the “Company”) quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 9, 2019	/s/ Apostolos Zafolias
	Name: Apostolos Zafolias
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.  A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 09, 2019
Document and Entity Information
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Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 165,121	$ 197,499
Restricted cash		4,947
Due from charterers, net of a reserve of $1,047 and $669, respectively	15,718	22,306
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	9,200	10,449
Inventories	29,325	29,548
Vessels held for sale		5,702
Total current assets	219,364	270,451
Noncurrent assets:
Vessels, net of accumulated depreciation of $265,147 and $244,549, respectively	1,320,149	1,344,870
Deferred drydock, net of accumulated amortization of $15,175 and $13,553, respectively	11,629	9,544
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,575 and $1,281, respectively	4,077	2,290
Operating lease right-of-use asset	8,910
Restricted cash	315	315
Total noncurrent assets	1,345,080	1,357,019
Total assets	1,564,444	1,627,470
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	33,151	29,143
Current portion of long-term debt	65,640	66,320
Deferred revenue	8,263	6,404
Current operating lease liabilities	1,634
Total current liabilities:	108,688	101,867
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term operating lease obligations	10,675
Deferred rent		3,468
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs of $15,015 and $16,272, respectively	433,030	468,828
Total noncurrent liabilities	443,705	472,296
Total liabilities	552,393	574,163
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 41,656,947 and 41,644,470 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	416	416
Additional paid-in capital	1,741,184	1,740,163
Retained deficit	(729,549)	(687,272)
Total equity	1,012,051	1,053,307
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,564,444	$ 1,627,470

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets:
Due from charterers, reserve	$ 1,047	$ 669
Noncurrent assets:
Vessels, accumulated depreciation	265,147	244,529
Deferred drydock, accumulated amortization	15,175	13,553
Fixed assets, accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,575	1,281
Deferred financing costs, noncurrent	$ 15,015	$ 16,272
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited shareholders' equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	41,656,947	41,644,470
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	41,656,947	41,644,470

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 83,550	$ 86,157	$ 177,014	$ 163,073
Operating expenses:
Voyage expenses	41,800	25,983	84,822	47,075
Vessel operating expenses	24,358	23,720	47,549	47,487
Charter hire expenses	4,849	509	7,267	509
General and administrative expenses (inclusive of nonvested stock amortization expense of $569, $638, $1,021 and $1,131, respectively)	5,799	6,510	12,109	11,727
Technical management fees	1,885	1,950	3,825	3,898
Depreciation and amortization	18,271	16,450	36,348	33,336
Impairment of vessel assets	13,897	184	13,897	56,586
Gain on sale of vessels			(611)
Total operating expenses	110,859	75,306	205,206	200,618
Operating (loss) income	(27,309)	10,851	(28,192)	(37,545)
Other (expense) income:
Other income	107	144	437	59
Interest income	1,073	887	2,400	1,681
Interest expense	(8,124)	(8,469)	(16,699)	(16,593)
Impairment of right-of-use asset	(223)		(223)
Loss on debt extinguishment		(4,533)		(4,533)
Other expense	(7,167)	(11,971)	(14,085)	(19,386)
Net loss	$ (34,476)	$ (1,120)	$ (42,277)	$ (56,931)
Net loss per share-basic	$ (0.83)	$ (0.03)	$ (1.01)	$ (1.62)
Net loss per share-diluted	$ (0.83)	$ (0.03)	$ (1.01)	$ (1.62)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Voyage
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 83,550	$ 86,157	$ 177,014	$ 163,073

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Nonvested stock amortization expenses	$ 569	$ 638	$ 1,021	$ 1,131

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Net loss	$ (34,476)	$ (1,120)	$ (42,277)	$ (56,931)
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive loss	$ (34,476)	$ (1,120)	$ (42,277)	$ (56,931)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Total
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 345	$ 1,628,355	$ (654,332)	$ 974,368
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss			(55,813)	(55,813)
Nonvested stock amortization		493		493
Balance at the end at Mar. 31, 2018	345	1,628,848	(710,145)	919,048
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss			(1,118)	(1,118)
Issuance of 7,015,000 shares of common stock	70	109,605		109,675
Nonvested stock amortization		638		638
Balance at the end at Jun. 30, 2018	415	1,739,091	(711,263)	1,028,243
Balance at the beginning at Dec. 31, 2018	416	1,740,163	(687,272)	1,053,307
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss			(7,801)	(7,801)
Nonvested stock amortization		452		452
Balance at the end at Mar. 31, 2019	416	1,740,615	(695,073)	1,045,958
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net loss			(34,476)	(34,476)
Nonvested stock amortization		569		569
Balance at the end at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 416	$ 1,741,184	$ (729,549)	$ 1,012,051

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 shares
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
Issuance of 12,477 shares of RSUs (in shares)	12,477

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (42,277)	$ (56,931)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	36,348	33,336
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,867	1,239
Payment of PIK interest		(5,341)
Noncash operating lease expense	577
Amortization of nonvested stock compensation expense	1,021	1,131
Impairment of right-of-use asset	223
Impairment of vessel assets	13,897	56,586
Gain on sale of vessels	(611)
Loss on debt extinguishment		4,533
Insurance proceeds for protection and indemnity claims	389	187
Insurance proceeds for loss of hire claims		58
Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in due from charterers	6,588	(2,201)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets	165	(2,910)
Decrease (increase) in inventories	223	(7,731)
Decrease in other noncurrent assets		514
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses	828	2,284
Increase in deferred revenue	1,859	1,185
Decrease in operating lease liabilities	(786)
Increase in deferred rent		539
Deferred drydock costs incurred	(5,488)	(1,459)
Net cash provided by operating activities	14,823	25,019
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of vessels, including deposits	(7,754)	(747)
Purchase of scrubbers (capitalized in Vessels)	(10,370)
Purchase of other fixed assets	(2,494)	(491)
Net proceeds from sale of vessels	6,309
Insurance proceeds for hull and machinery claims	612	3,107
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(13,697)	1,869
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of debt extinguishment costs		(2,962)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		110,249
Payment of common stock issuance costs	(105)	(48)
Payment of deferred financing costs	(611)	(9,679)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(38,451)	38,477
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(37,325)	65,365
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	202,761	204,946
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	165,436	270,311
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of secured debt	(3,160)	0
Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of secured debt	(34,575)	0
Secured Debt | $460 Million Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from credit facility		460,000
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Payment of PIK interest		(5,341)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of secured debt		(399,600)
Secured Debt | 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of secured debt	0	(25,544)
Line of Credit Facility | $98 Million Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of Credit Facility	$ 0	$ (93,939)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Aug. 14, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	May 31, 2018	Nov. 10, 2016	Nov. 04, 2015
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 108,000		$ 108,000	$ 108,000	$ 108,000
Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 495,000	$ 495,000	$ 495,000
Secured Debt | $460 Million Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 460,000	$ 460,000
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity						400,000		$ 400,000
Line of Credit Facility | $98 Million Credit Facility
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GENERAL INFORMATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (“GS&T”) and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). The Company is engaged in the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. GS&T is incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands, and as of June 30, 2019, is the direct or indirect owner of all of the outstanding shares or limited liability company interests of the following subsidiaries: Genco Ship Management LLC; Genco Investments LLC; Genco RE Investments LLC; Genco Shipping Pte. Ltd.; Genco Shipping A/S; Baltic Trading Limited (“Baltic Trading”); and the ship-owning subsidiaries as set forth below under “Other General Information.” 

On June 19, 2018, the Company closed an equity offering of 7,015,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $16.50 per share.  The Company received net proceeds of $109,648 after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions and other expenses. 

Other General Information

Below is the list of the Company’s wholly owned ship-owning subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019:

Wholly Owned Subsidiaries	Vessel Acquired	Dwt	Delivery Date		Year Built
Genco Augustus Limited	Genco Augustus	180,151	8/17/07		2007
Genco Tiberius Limited	Genco Tiberius	175,874	8/28/07		2007
Genco London Limited	Genco London	177,833	9/28/07		2007
Genco Titus Limited	Genco Titus	177,729	11/15/07		2007
Genco Challenger Limited	Genco Challenger	28,428	12/14/07		2003
Genco Charger Limited	Genco Charger	28,398	12/14/07		2005
Genco Warrior Limited	Genco Warrior	55,435	12/17/07		2005
Genco Predator Limited	Genco Predator	55,407	12/20/07		2005
Genco Hunter Limited	Genco Hunter	58,729	12/20/07		2007
Genco Champion Limited	Genco Champion	28,445	1/2/08		2006
Genco Constantine Limited	Genco Constantine	180,183	2/21/08		2008
Genco Raptor LLC	Genco Raptor	76,499	6/23/08		2007
Genco Thunder LLC	Genco Thunder	76,588	9/25/08		2007
Genco Hadrian Limited	Genco Hadrian	169,025	12/29/08		2008
Genco Commodus Limited	Genco Commodus	169,098	7/22/09		2009
Genco Maximus Limited	Genco Maximus	169,025	9/18/09		2009
Genco Claudius Limited	Genco Claudius	169,001	12/30/09		2010
Genco Bay Limited	Genco Bay	34,296	8/24/10		2010
Genco Ocean Limited	Genco Ocean	34,409	7/26/10		2010
Genco Avra Limited	Genco Avra	34,391	5/12/11		2011
Genco Mare Limited	Genco Mare	34,428	7/20/11		2011
Genco Spirit Limited	Genco Spirit	34,432	11/10/11		2011
Genco Aquitaine Limited	Genco Aquitaine	57,981	8/18/10		2009
Genco Ardennes Limited	Genco Ardennes	58,018	8/31/10		2009
Genco Auvergne Limited	Genco Auvergne	58,020	8/16/10		2009
Genco Bourgogne Limited	Genco Bourgogne	58,018	8/24/10		2010
Genco Brittany Limited	Genco Brittany	58,018	9/23/10		2010
Genco Languedoc Limited	Genco Languedoc	58,018	9/29/10		2010
Genco Loire Limited	Genco Loire	53,430	8/4/10		2009
Genco Lorraine Limited	Genco Lorraine	53,417	7/29/10		2009
Genco Normandy Limited	Genco Normandy	53,596	8/10/10		2007
Genco Picardy Limited	Genco Picardy	55,257	8/16/10		2005
Genco Provence Limited	Genco Provence	55,317	8/23/10		2004
Genco Pyrenees Limited	Genco Pyrenees	58,018	8/10/10		2010
Genco Rhone Limited	Genco Rhone	58,018	3/29/11		2011
Genco Weatherly Limited	Genco Weatherly	61,556	7/26/18		2014
Genco Columbia Limited	Genco Columbia	60,294	9/10/18		2016
Genco Endeavour Limited	Genco Endeavour	181,060	8/15/18		2015
Genco Resolute Limited	Genco Resolute	181,060	8/14/18		2015
Genco Defender Limited	Genco Defender	180,021	9/6/18		2016
Genco Liberty Limited	Genco Liberty	180,032	9/11/18		2016
Baltic Lion Limited	Baltic Lion	179,185	4/8/15	(1)	2012
Baltic Tiger Limited	Genco Tiger	179,185	4/8/15	(1)	2011
Baltic Leopard Limited	Baltic Leopard	53,446	4/8/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Panther Limited	Baltic Panther	53,350	4/29/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Cougar Limited	Baltic Cougar	53,432	5/28/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Jaguar Limited	Baltic Jaguar	53,473	5/14/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Bear Limited	Baltic Bear	177,717	5/14/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Wolf Limited	Baltic Wolf	177,752	10/14/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Wind Limited	Baltic Wind	34,408	8/4/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Cove Limited	Baltic Cove	34,403	8/23/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Breeze Limited	Baltic Breeze	34,386	10/12/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Fox Limited	Baltic Fox	31,883	9/6/13	(2)	2010
Baltic Hare Limited	Baltic Hare	31,887	9/5/13	(2)	2009
Baltic Hornet Limited	Baltic Hornet	63,574	10/29/14	(2)	2014
Baltic Wasp Limited	Baltic Wasp	63,389	1/2/15	(2)	2015
Baltic Scorpion Limited	Baltic Scorpion	63,462	8/6/15		2015
Baltic Mantis Limited	Baltic Mantis	63,470	10/9/15		2015

(1) The delivery date for these vessels represents the date that the vessel was purchased from Baltic Trading.

(2) The delivery date for these vessels represents the date that the vessel was delivered to Baltic Trading.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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Principles of consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) which includes the accounts of GS&T and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  In the opinion of management of the Company, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and operating results have been included in the statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 10-K”).  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant estimates include vessel valuations, the valuation of amounts due from charterers, performance claims, residual value of vessels, useful life of vessels and the fair value of derivative instruments, if any.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segment reporting

The Company reports financial information and evaluates its operations by voyage revenues and not by the length of ship employment for its customers, i.e., spot or time charters.  Each of the Company’s vessels serve the same type of customer, have similar operations and maintenance requirements, operate in the same regulatory environment, and are subject to similar economic characteristics. Based on this, the Company has determined that it operates in one reportable segment, the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. 

Restricted cash

Current and non-current restricted cash includes cash that is restricted pursuant to our credit facilities.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt.  The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018		2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,121	$	197,499	$	269,996	$	174,479
Restricted cash - current		—		4,947		—		7,234
Restricted cash - noncurrent		315		315		315		23,233
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	165,436	$	202,761	$	270,311	$	204,946

Vessels held for sale

On November 23, 2018, the Company reached an agreement to sell the Genco Vigour, and the relevant vessel assets have been classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018.  This vessel was sold on January 28, 2019.  Refer to Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions for further information.

Vessels, net

Vessels, net is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Included in vessel costs are acquisition costs directly attributable to the acquisition of a vessel and expenditures made to prepare the vessel for its initial voyage, including the purchase of exhaust gas cleaning systems (“scrubbers”) and ballast water treatment systems. The Company also capitalizes interest costs for a vessel under construction as a cost that is directly attributable to the acquisition of a vessel. Vessels are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, determined to be 25 years from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard. Depreciation expense for vessels for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $16,697 and $15,246, respectively.  Depreciation expense for vessels for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $33,185 and $30,919, respectively.

Depreciation expense is calculated based on cost less the estimated residual scrap value. The costs of significant replacements, renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over the shorter of the vessel’s remaining estimated useful life or the estimated life of the renewal or betterment. Undepreciated cost of any asset component being replaced that was acquired after the initial vessel purchase is written off as a component of vessel operating expense. Expenditures for routine maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Scrap value is estimated by the Company by taking the estimated scrap value of $310 per lightweight ton (“lwt”) times the weight of the ship noted in lwt.  

Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue primarily relates to cash received from charterers prior to it being earned. These amounts are recognized as income when earned. Additionally, deferred revenue includes estimated customer claims, mainly due to time charter performance issues. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had an accrual of $532 and $345, respectively, related to these estimated customer claims.

Revenue recognition

Since the Company’s inception, revenues have been generated from time charter agreements, spot market voyage charters, pool agreements and spot market-related time charters.  A time charter involves placing a vessel at the charterer’s disposal for a set period of time during which the charterer may use the vessel in return for the payment by the charterer of a specified daily hire rate, including any ballast bonus payments received pursuant to the time charter agreement.  Spot market-related time charters are the same as other time charter agreements, except the time charter rates are variable and are based on a percentage of the average daily rates as published by the Baltic Dry Index (“BDI”).  Voyage revenues also include the sale of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters pursuant to the terms of the time charter agreement.

The Company records time charter revenues over the term of the charter as service is provided.  Revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis as the average revenue over the term of the respective time charter agreement.  The Company records spot market-related time charter revenues over the term of the charter as service is provided based on the rate determined based on the BDI for each billing period.  As such, the revenue earned by the Company’s vessels that are on spot market-related time charters is subject to fluctuations of the spot market.

The Company has identified that time charter agreements, including fixed rate time charters and spot market-related time charters, contain a lease in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842 — Leases, refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion.

The Company recognizes revenue for spot market voyage charters ratably over the total transit time of each voyage, which commences at the time the vessel arrives at the loading port and ends at the time the discharge of cargo is completed at the discharge port, in accordance with ASC 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”).  Refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion.

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any of its vessels in vessel pools.  Under pool arrangements, the vessels operate under a time charter agreement whereby the cost of bunkers and port expenses are borne by the pool and operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel.  Since the members of the pool share in the revenue less voyage expenses generated by the entire group of vessels in the pool, and the pool operates in the spot market, the revenue earned by these vessels is subject to the fluctuations of the spot market.  The Company recognizes revenue from these pool arrangements based on its portion of the net distributions reported by the relevant pool, which represents the net voyage revenue of the pool after voyage expenses and pool manager fees.

Voyage expense recognition

In time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool agreements, operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel and specified voyage costs such as fuel and port charges are paid by the charterer. These expenses are borne by the Company during spot market voyage charters.  As such, there are significantly higher voyage expenses for spot market voyage charters as compared to time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool agreements.  Refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion of the accounting for fuel expenses for spot market voyage charters.  There are certain other non-specified voyage expenses, such as commissions, which are typically borne by the Company. At the inception of a time charter, the Company records the difference between the cost of bunker fuel delivered by the terminating charterer and the bunker fuel sold to the new charterer as a gain or loss within voyage expenses. Additionally, the Company records lower of cost and net realizable value adjustments to re-value the bunker fuel on a quarterly basis for certain time charter agreements where the inventory is subject to gains and losses.  These differences in bunkers, including any lower of cost and net realizable value adjustments, resulted in a net gain (loss) of $113 and $1,034 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and ($237) and $1,889 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  Additionally, voyage expenses include the cost of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters pursuant to the terms of the time charter agreement. 

Charter hire expenses

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company began chartering-in third-party vessels.  The costs to charter-in these vessels, which primarily include the daily charter hire rate net of commissions or net freight revenue, are recorded as Charter hire expenses.  The company recorded $4,849 and $509 of charter hire expenses during the three months ended June  30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $7,267 and $509 of charter hire expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Impairment of vessel assets

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $13,897 and $184, respectively, related to the impairment of vessel assets in accordance with ASC 360 — “Property, Plant and Equipment” (“ASC 360”). Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $13,897 and $56,586,  respectively, related to the impairment of vessel assets in accordance with ASC 360.

On August 2, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Challenger, a 2003-built Handysize vessel, for $5,250 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2019, the vessel value for the Genco Challenger was adjusted to its net sales price of $5,145 as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $4,401 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.  Refer to Note 17 — Subsequent Events for further detail regarding the sale. 

At June 30, 2019, the Company determined that the expected estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the Genco Champion, a 2006-built Handysize vessel, and the Genco Charger, a 2005-built Handysize vessel, did not exceed the net book value of these vessels as of June 30, 2019.  As such, the Company adjusted the value of these vessels to their respective fair market values as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $9,496 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. 

On July 24, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Surprise, a 1998-built Panamax vessel, for $5,300 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2018, the vessel value for the Genco Surprise was adjusted to its net sales price of $5,141 as of June 30, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $184 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.  Refer to Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions for further detail regarding the sale. 

On February 27, 2018, the Board of Directors determined to dispose of the Company’s following nine vessels: the Genco Cavalier, the Genco Loire, the Genco Lorraine, the Genco Muse, the Genco Normandy, the Baltic Cougar, the Baltic Jaguar, the Baltic Leopard and the Baltic Panther, at times and on terms to be determined in the future.  Given this decision, and that the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for each of these older vessels did not exceed the net book value for each vessel, the Company adjusted the values of these older vessels to their respective fair market values during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $56,402 during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

Gain on sale of vessels

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded a net gain of $611 related to the sale of vessels.  The net gain of $611 recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2019 related primarily to the sale of the Genco Vigour.  There were no vessels sold during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, “Disclosure Framework: Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-03”),” which change the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, adding, and modifying certain disclosures. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within that year.  Early adoption is permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of this ASU.  The Company has evaluated the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-03 and has determined that there is no effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASC 842”), which replaces the existing guidance in ASC 840 – Leases (“ASC 840”).  This ASU requires a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases.  Both finance leases and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability for leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. For finance leases, the lessee would recognize interest expense and amortization of the right-of-use asset and for operating leases, the lessee would recognize a straight-line total lease expense.  Accounting by lessors will remain largely unchanged from current U.S. GAAP.  The requirements of this standard include an increase in required disclosures.  This ASU was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Lessees and lessors were required to apply the new standard at the beginning of the earliest period presented in the financial statements in which they first apply the new guidance, using a modified retrospective transition method. The requirements of this standard include a significant increase in required disclosures. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements” which provides clarifications and improvements to ASC 842, including allowing entities to elect an additional transition method with which to adopt ASC 842.  The approved transition method enables entities to apply the transition requirements at the effective date of ASC 842 (rather than at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented as currently required) with the effect of the initial application of ASC 842 recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption.  As a result, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the year of adoption would continue to be in accordance with ASC 840, Lease (Topic 840) (“ASC 840”), including the disclosure requirements of ASC 840.   The Company adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 using this transition method.  

The new guidance provides a number of optional practical expedients in the transition.  The Company has elected the package of practical expedients, which among other things, allows the carryforward of the historical lease classification. Further, upon implementation of the new guidance, the Company has elected the practical expedients to combine lease and non-lease components, and to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases. Upon adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset of $9,710 and an operating lease liability of $13,095 in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Refer to Note 13 — Leases for further information regarding our operating lease agreement and the effect of the adoption of ASC 842 from a lessee perspective.

Pursuant to ASC 842, the Company has identified revenue from its time charter agreements as lease revenue.  Refer to Note 12— Voyage revenue for additional information regarding the adoption of ASC 842 from a lessor perspective.

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CASH FLOW INFORMATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

CASH FLOW INFORMATION

CASH FLOW INFORMATION

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For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had non-cash investing activities not included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for items included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisting of $2,383 for the Purchase of vessels, including deposits, $4,104 for the Purchase of scrubbers and $77 for the Purchase of other fixed assets.    

For the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company had non-cash investing activities not included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for items included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisting of $135 for the Purchase of vessels, including deposits, and $97 for the Purchase of other fixed assets.  For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had non-cash financing activities not included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for items included Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisting of $162 for the Payment of deferred financing fees and $526 for the Payment of common stock issuance costs.  

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, cash paid for interest was $14,946 and $14,061, respectively. 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, there was no cash paid for estimated income taxes.

On May 15, 2019, the Company issued 29,580 restricted stock units to certain members of the Board of Directors.  The aggregate fair value of these restricted stock units was $255.

On March 4, 2019, the Company issued 106,079 restricted stock units and options to purchase 240,540 shares of the Company’s stock at an exercise price of $8.39 to certain individuals. The fair value of these restricted stock units and stock options were $890 and $904, respectively.

On May 15, 2018, the Company issued 14,268 restricted stock units to certain members of the Board of Directors.  The aggregate fair value of these restricted stock units was $255.

On February 27, 2018, the Company issued 37,346 restricted stock units and options to purchase 122,608 shares of the Company’s stock at an exercise price of $13.69 to certain individuals.  The fair value of these restricted stock units and stock options were $512 and $926, respectively. 

Refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation for further information regarding the aforementioned grants.   

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VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

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Vessel Acquisitions

On June 6, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement for the en bloc purchase of four drybulk vessels, including two Capesize drybulk vessels and two Ultramax drybulk vessels for approximately $141,000.  Each vessel was built with a fuel-saving “eco” engine.  The Genco Resolute, a 2015-built Capesize vessel, was delivered on August 14, 2018 and the Genco Endeavour, a 2015-built Capesize vessel, was delivered on August 15, 2018.  The Genco Weatherly, a 2014-built Ultramax vessel, was delivered on July 26, 2018 and the Genco Columbia, a 2016-built Ultramax vessel, was delivered on September 10, 2018. The Company utilized a combination of cash on hand and proceeds from the $108 Million Credit Facility to finance the purchase.

On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into agreements to purchase two 2016-built Capesize drybulk vessels for an aggregate purchase price of $98,000.  The Genco Defender was delivered on September 6, 2018, and the Genco Liberty was delivered on September 11, 2018. The Company utilized a combination of cash on hand and proceeds from the $108 Million Credit Facility to finance the purchase.

Vessel Dispositions

On November 23, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Vigour, a 1999-built Panamax vessel, to a third party for $6,550 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on January 28, 2019.  The vessel assets were classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018.  

On November 21, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Knight, a 1999-built Panamax vessel, to a third party for $6,200 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on December 26, 2018.

On November 15, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Beauty, a 1999-built Panamax vessel, to a third party for $6,560 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on December 17, 2018.

On October 31, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Muse, a 2001-built Handymax vessel, to a third party for $6,660 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on December 5, 2018.

On August 30, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Cavalier, a 2007-built Supramax vessel, to a third party for $10,000 less a 2.5% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale was completed on October 16, 2018.  The Genco Cavalier served as collateral under the $495 Million Credit Facility; therefore, $4,947 of the net proceeds received from the sale remained classified as restricted cash for 180 days following the sale date which was reflected as current restricted cash in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018.  That amount could be used towards the financing of a replacement vessel or vessels meeting certain requirements and added as collateral under the facility.  If such a replacement vessel was not added as collateral within such 180 day period, the Company was required to use the proceeds as a loan prepayment.  On April 15, 2019, the Company utilized these proceeds as a loan prepayment under the $495 Million Credit Facility, refer to Note 7 — Debt. 

On July 24, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Surprise, a 1998-built Panamax vessel, to a third party for $5,300 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  On August 7, 2018, the Company completed the sale of the Genco Surprise. 

On June 27, 2018, the Company reached agreements to sell the Genco Explorer and the Genco Progress, both 1999-built Handysize vessels, to a third party for $5,600 each less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale of the Genco Progress was completed on September 13, 2018 and the sale of the Genco Explorer was completed on November 13, 2018.  

With the exception of the Genco Cavalier, the aforementioned six vessels that were sold during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the Genco Vigour which was sold during the six months ended June 30, 2019 do not serve as collateral under any of the Company’s credit facilities; therefore the Company was not required to pay down any indebtedness with the proceeds from the sales. 

Refer to Note 1 — General Information for a listing of the delivery dates for the vessels in the Company’s fleet.

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NET LOSS PER SHARE

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

NET LOSS PER SHARE

NET LOSS PER SHARE

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The computation of basic net loss per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. The computation of diluted net loss per share assumes the vesting of nonvested stock awards and the exercise of stock options (refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation), for which the assumed proceeds upon vesting are deemed to be the amount of compensation cost attributable to future services and are not yet recognized using the treasury stock method, to the extent dilutive.  There were 258,084 restricted stock units and 496,148 stock options excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 because they were anti-dilutive.  There were 253,438 shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units and 255,608 stock options excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 because they were anti-dilutive (refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation). 

The Company’s diluted net loss per share will also reflect the assumed conversion of the equity warrants issued when the Company emerged from bankruptcy on July 9, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) and MIP Warrants issued by the Company (refer to Note 15 — Stock-Based Compensation) if the impact is dilutive under the treasury stock method.  The equity warrants have a 7-year term that commenced on the day following the Effective Date and are exercisable for one tenth of a share of the Company’s common stock.  There were no unvested MIP Warrants and 3,936,761 equity warrants excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 because they were anti-dilutive. 

The components of the denominator for the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended		For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Common shares outstanding, basic:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Common shares outstanding, diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Dilutive effect of warrants	—	—	—	—
Dilutive effect of stock options	—	—	—	—
Dilutive effect of restricted stock awards	—	—	—	—
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not identify any related party transactions.  

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DEBT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

DEBT

DEBT

7 – DEBT

Long-term debt, net consists of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Principal amount	$	513,685	$	551,420
Less:  Unamortized debt financing costs		(15,015)		(16,272)
Less: Current portion		(65,640)		(66,320)
Long-term debt, net	$	433,030	$	468,828

	June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
			Unamortized				Unamortized
			Debt Issuance				Debt Issuance
	Principal		Cost		Principal		Cost
$495 Million Credit Facility	$	410,425	$	13,361	$	445,000	$	14,423
$108 Million Credit Facility		103,260		1,654		106,420		1,849
Total debt	$	513,685	$	15,015	$	551,420	$	16,272

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018,  $15,015 and $16,272 of deferred financing costs, respectively, were presented as a direct deduction within the outstanding debt balance in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Amortization expense for deferred financing costs was $952 and $666 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $1,867 and $1,239 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This amortization expense is recorded as a component of Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Effective June 5, 2018, the portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs for the $400 Million Credit Facility and 2014 Term Loan Facilities that was identified as a debt modification, rather than an extinguishment of debt, is being amortized over the life of the $495 Million Credit Facility.

$495 Million Credit Facility

On May 31, 2018, the Company entered into a five-year senior secured credit facility for an aggregate amount of up to $460,000 with Nordea Bank AB (publ), New York Branch (“Nordea”), as Administrative Agent and Security Agenty, the various lenders party thereto, and Nordea, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, DVB Bank SE, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, and Danish Ship Finance A/S as Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers.  Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, and CTBC Bank Co. Ltd. are Co-Arrangers under this credit facility.  On June 5, 2018, proceeds of $460,000 under this facility were used, together with cash on hand, to refinance all of the Company’s existing credit facilities (the $400 Million Credit Facility, $98 Million Credit Facility and 2014 Term Loan Facilities, as defined below) into one facility, and pay down the debt on seven of the Company’s oldest vessels, which have been identified for sale. 

On February 28, 2019, the Company entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement (the “Amendment”) for this credit facility (the “$495 Million Credit Facility”) with Nordea Bank AB (publ), New York Branch  (“Nordea”), as Administrative Agent and Security Agent, the various lenders party thereto, and Nordea, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, DVB Bank SE, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, and Danish Ship Finance A/S  as Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers.  The Amendment provides for an additional tranche up to $35,000 to finance a portion of the acquisitions, installations, and related costs for scrubbers for 17 of the Company’s Capesize vessels. 

On April 15, 2019, the Company utilized $4,947 of the proceeds from the sale of the Genco Cavalier that was classified as restricted cash as of December 31, 2018 as a loan prepayment under the $495 Million Credit Facility.  Under the terms of the $495 Million Credit Facility, the amount received from the proceeds of the sale of a collateralized vessel can be used towards the financing of a replacement vessel or vessels meeting certain requirements and added as collateral under the facility.  However, since a replacement vessel was not added as collateral within the 180 day period stipulated in the $495 Million Credit Facility, the Company was required to utilize the proceeds as a loan prepayment. 

On May 10, 2019, the Company prepaid $15,000 for the amortization payment originally scheduled for June 30, 2019.  As the prepayment amount exceed the revised scheduled quarterly amortization payment of $14,864 (as explained below), the $136 excess will be applied to the next scheduled quarterly amortization payment due on September 30, 2019. 

As of June 30, 2019, there was $34,628 of availability under the $495 Million Credit Facility.  Total debt repayments of $19,575 and $34,575 were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the $495 Million Credit Facility, respectively.  There were no debt repayments made under the $495 Million Credit Facility during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.  As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the total outstanding net debt balance was $397,064 and $430,577, respectively.

The $495 Million Credit Facility provides for the following key terms in relation to the $460,000 tranche:

· The final maturity date is May 31, 2023.

· Borrowings bear interest at London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 3.25% through December 31, 2018 and LIBOR plus a range of 3.00% and 3.50% thereafter, dependent upon the Company’s ratio of total net indebtedness to the last twelve months EBITDA.  Original scheduled amortization payments were $15,000 per quarter commencing on December 31, 2018, with a final payment of $190,000 due on the maturity date.  As a result of the $4,947 loan prepayment on April 15, 2019 as described above, scheduled amortization were recalculated in accordance with the terms of the facility.  Scheduled amortization payments will be $14,864 per quarter commencing June 30, 2019, with a final payment of $187,601 due on the maturity date.

· Scheduled amortization payments may be recalculated upon the Company’s request based on changes in collateral vessels, prepayments of the loan made as a result of a collateral vessel disposition as part of the Company’s fleet renewal program, or voluntary prepayments, subject in each case to a minimum repayment profile under which the loan will be repaid to nil when the average age of the vessels serving as collateral from time to time reaches 17 years.  Mandatory prepayments are applied to remaining amortization payments pro rata, while voluntary prepayments are applied to remaining amortization payments in order of maturity.

· Acquisitions and additional indebtedness are allowed subject to compliance with financial covenants, a collateral maintenance test, and other customary conditions.

The $495 Million Credit Facility provides for the following key terms in relation to the $35,000 tranche:

· The final maturity date is May 31, 2023.

· Borrowings under the tranche may be incurred pursuant to multiple drawings on or prior to March 30, 2020 in minimum amounts of $5,000 and may be used to finance up to 90% of the scrubber costs noted above.

· Borrowings under the tranche will bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% through September 30, 2019 and LIBOR plus a range of 2.25% to 2.75% thereafter, dependent upon the Company’s ratio of total net indebtedness to the last twelve months’ EBITDA.

· The tranche is subject to equal consecutive quarterly repayments commencing on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 in an amount reflecting a repayment profile whereby the loans shall have been repaid after four years calculated from March 31, 2020. Assuming that the full $35,000 is borrowed, each quarterly repayment amount was originally scheduled to be equal to $2,500.  However, as a result of the $4,947 loan prepayment on April 15, 2019, the availability under the $35,000 tranche was reduced to $34,628.  Assuming that the full $34,628 is borrowed, scheduled quarterly repayments would be approximately $2,473 commencing March 31, 2020. 

The $495 Million Credit Facility provides for the following key terms:

· Dividends may be paid subject to customary conditions and a limitation of 50% of consolidated net income for the quarter preceding such dividend payment if the collateral maintenance test ratio is 200% or less for such quarter, the full commitment of up to $35,000 for the scrubber tranche is assumed to be drawn.

· Collateral vessels can be sold or disposed of without prepayment of the loan if a replacement vessel or vessels meeting certain requirements are included as collateral within 180 days of such sale or disposition.  In addition:

· we must be in compliance with the collateral maintenance test;

· the replacement vessels must become collateral for the loan; and either

· the replacement vessels must have an equal or greater appraised value that the collateral vessels for which they are substituted, or

· ratio of the aggregate appraised value of the collateral vessels (including replacement vessels) to the outstanding loan amount after the collateral disposition (accounting for any prepayments of the loan by the time the replacement vessels become collateral vessels) must equal or exceed the aggregate appraised value of the collateral vessels to the outstanding loan before the collateral disposition.

· Key financial covenants include:

· minimum liquidity, with unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to equal or exceed the greater of $30,000 and 7.5% of total indebtedness (no restricted cash is required);

· minimum working capital, with consolidated current assets (excluding restricted cash) minus consolidated current liabilities (excluding the current portion of long-term indebtedness) to be not less than zero;

· debt to capitalization, with the ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization to be not more than 70%; and

· collateral maintenance, with the aggregate appraised value of collateral vessels to be at least 135% of the principal amount of the loan outstanding under the $495 Million Credit Facility.

· Collateral includes the current vessels in the Company’s fleet other than the seven oldest vessels in the fleet which have been identified for sale, collateral vessel earnings and insurance, and time charters in excess of 24 months in respect of the collateral vessels.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the $495 Million Credit Facility.

$108 Million Credit Facility

On August 14, 2018, the Company entered into a five-year senior secured credit facility (the “$108 Million Credit Facility”) with Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (“CACIB”), as Structurer and Bookrunner, CACIB and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ) as Mandate Lead Arrangers, CACIB as Administrative Agent and as Security Agent, and the other lenders party thereto from time to time.  The Company has used proceeds from the $108 Million Credit Facility to finance a portion of the purchase price for the six vessels, including four Capesize Vessels and two Ultramax vessels, which were delivered to the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2018 (refer to Note 4 —  Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions).  These six vessels also serve as collateral under the $108 Million Credit Facility.  The Company drew down a total of $108,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2018, which represents 45% of the appraised value of the six vessels.

As of June 30, 2019, there was no availability under the $108 Million Credit Facility.  Total debt repayments of $1,580 and $3,160 were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the $108 Million Credit Facility, respectively.  There were no debt repayments made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 under the $108 Million Credit Facility.  As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the total outstanding net debt balance was $101,606 and $104,571, respectively.

The $108 Million Credit Facility provides for the following key terms:

· The final maturity date of the $108 Million Credit Facility is August 14, 2023.

· Borrowings under the $108 Million Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% through September 30, 2019 and LIBOR plus a range of 2.25% to 2.75% thereafter, dependent upon the Company’s ratio of total net indebtedness to the last twelve months EBITDA.

· Scheduled amortization payments under the $108 Million Credit Facility reflect a repayment profile whereby the facility shall have been repaid to nil when the average vessel aged of the collateral vessels reaches 20 years.  Based on this, the required repayments are $1,580 per quarter commencing on December 31, 2018, with a final balloon payment on the maturity date.

· Mandatory prepayments are to be applied to remaining amortization payments pro rata, while voluntary prepayments are to be applied to remaining amortization payments in order of maturity.

· Dividends may be paid subject to customary conditions and a limitation of 50% of consolidated net income for the quarter preceding such dividend payment if the collateral maintenance test ratio is 200% or less for such quarter.

· Acquisitions and additional indebtedness are allowed subject to compliance with financial covenants (including a collateral maintenance test) and other customary conditions.

· Key financial covenants are substantially similar to those under the Company’s $495 Million Credit Facility and include:

· minimum liquidity, with unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to equal or exceed the greater of $30,000 and 7.5% of total indebtedness;

· minimum working capital, with consolidated current assets (excluding restricted cash) minus consolidated current liabilities (excluding the current portion of long-term indebtedness) to be not less than zero;

· debt to capitalization, with the ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization to be not more than 70%; and

· collateral maintenance, with the aggregate appraised value of collateral vessels to be at least 135% of the principal amount of the loan outstanding under the $108 Million Credit Facility.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the $108 Million Credit Facility.

$400 Million Credit Facility

On November 10, 2016, the Company entered into a senior secured term loan facility, the $400 Million Credit Facility, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $400,000 with Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), DVB Bank SE, ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, Crédit Industriel et Commercial and BNP Paribas.  On November 15, 2016, the proceeds under the $400 Million Credit Facility were used to refinance six of the Company’s prior credit facilities. The $400 Million Credit Facility was collateralized by 45 of the Company’s vessels and at December 31, 2016, required the Company to sell five remaining unencumbered vessels, which were sold during the year ended December 31, 2017.  On November 14, 2016, the Company borrowed the maximum available amount of $400,000. 

The $400 Million Credit Facility had a maturity date of November 15, 2021, and the principal borrowed under the facility bore interest at the LIBOR for an interest period of three months plus a margin of 3.75%.  The Company had the option to pay 1.50% of such rate in-kind (“PIK interest”) through December 31, 2018, of which was payable on the maturity date of the facility.  The Company opted to make the PIK interest election through September 29, 2017. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any PIK interest recorded.  The $400 Million Credit Facility originally had scheduled amortization payments of (i) $100 per quarter through December 31, 2018, (ii) $7,610 per quarter from March 31, 2019 through December 31, 2020, (iii) $18,571 per quarter from March 31, 2021 through September 30, 2021 and (iv) $282,605 upon final maturity on November 15, 2021, which did not include PIK interest.  Pursuant to the credit facility agreement, upon the payment of any excess cash flow to the lenders (see below), the scheduled repayments were adjusted to reflect the reduction of future amortization amounts.   

There was no collateral maintenance testing for the $400 Million Credit Facility prior to June 30, 2018.  Thereafter, there was to be required collateral maintenance testing with a gradually increasing threshold calculated as the value of the collateral under the facility as a percentage of the loan outstanding as follows: 105% from June 30, 2018 to December 30, 2018, 115% from December 31, 2018 to December 30, 2020 and 135% thereafter. 

The $400 Million Credit Facility required the Company to comply with a number of covenants substantially similar to those in the Company’s other credit facilities, including financial covenants related to debt to total book capitalization, minimum working capital, minimum liquidity, and dividends; collateral maintenance requirements (as described above); and other customary covenants.  The Company was required to maintain a ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization of not greater than 0.70 to 1.00 at all times.  Minimum working capital as defined in the $400 Million Credit Facility was not to be less than $0 at all times.  The $400 Million Credit Facility had minimum liquidity requirements at all times for all vessels in its fleet of (i) $250 per vessel to and including December 31, 2018, (ii) $400 per vessel from January 1, 2019 to and including December 31, 2019 and (iii) $700 per vessel from January 1, 2020 and thereafter. The Company was prohibited from paying dividends without lender consent through December 31, 2020.  The Company was able establish non-recourse subsidiaries to incur indebtedness or make investments, but it was restricted from incurring indebtedness or making investments (other than through non-recourse subsidiaries).  Excess cash from the collateralized vessels under the $400 Million Credit Facility was subject to a cash sweep.  The cash flow sweep was 100% of excess cash flow through December 31, 2018, 75% through December 31, 2020 and the lesser of 50% of excess cash flow or an amount that would reflect a 15-year average vessel age repayment profile thereafter; provided no prepayment under the cash sweep was required from the first $10,000 in aggregate of the prepayments otherwise required under the cash sweep.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company repaid $4,094 and $15,428, respectively, for the excess cash flow sweep.

There were no debt repayments made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the $400 Million Credit Facility.  Total debt repayments of $393,507 and $404,941 (both which include $5,341 of PIK interest) were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, under the $400 Million Credit Facility. 

On June 5, 2018, the $400 Million Credit Facility was refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility; refer to the “$495 Million Credit Facility” section above. 

$98 Million Credit Facility

On November 4, 2015, thirteen of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a Facility Agreement, by and among such subsidiaries as borrowers (collectively, the “Borrowers”); Genco Holdings Limited, a direct subsidiary of Genco of which the Borrowers are direct subsidiaries (“Holdco”); certain funds managed or advised by Hayfin Capital Management, Breakwater Capital Ltd, or their nominee, as lenders; and Hayfin Services LLP, as agent and security agent (the “$98 Million Credit Facility”).  The Borrowers borrowed the maximum available amount of $98,271 under the facility on November 10, 2015.

Borrowings under the facility were available for working capital purposes.  The facility had a final maturity date of September 30, 2020, and the principal borrowed under the facility bore interest at LIBOR for an interest period of three months plus a margin of 6.125% per annum.  The facility had no fixed amortization payments for the first two years and fixed amortization payments of $2,500 per quarter thereafter.  To the extent the value of the collateral under the facility was 182% or less of the loan amount outstanding, the Borrowers were to prepay the loan from earnings received from operation of the thirteen collateral vessels after deduction of the following amounts:  costs, fees, expenses, interest, and fixed principal repayments under the facility; operating expenses relating to the thirteen vessels; and the Borrowers’ pro rata share of general and administrative expenses based on the number of vessels they owned.

The Facility Agreement required the Borrowers and, in certain cases, the Company and Holdco to comply with a number of covenants substantially similar to those in the other credit facilities of Genco and its subsidiaries, including financial covenants related to maximum leverage, minimum consolidated net worth, minimum liquidity, and dividends; collateral maintenance requirements; and other customary covenants. The Company was prohibited from paying dividends under this facility until December 31, 2018. Following December 31, 2018, the amount of dividends the Company could pay was limited based on the amount of the repayment of at least $25,000 of the loan under such facility, as well as the ratio of the value of vessels and certain other collateral pledged under such facility.  The Facility Agreement included usual and customary events of default and remedies for facilities of this nature.

Borrowings under the facility were secured by first priority mortgage on the vessels owned by the Borrowers, namely the Genco Constantine, the Genco Augustus, the Genco London, the Genco Titus, the Genco Tiberius, the Genco Hadrian, the Genco Knight, the Genco Beauty, the Genco Vigour, the Genco Predator, the Genco Cavalier, the Genco Champion, and the Genco Charger, and related collateral.  Pursuant to the Facility Agreement and a separate Guarantee executed by the Company, the Company and Holdco were acting as guarantors of the obligations of the Borrowers and each other under the Facility Agreement and its related documentation.

On November 15, 2016, the Company entered into an Amending and Restating Agreement, which amended and restated the credit agreements and the guarantee for the $98 Million Credit Facility (the “Restated $98 Million Credit Facility”).  The Restated $98 Million Credit Facility provided for the following: reductions in the minimum liquidity requirements consistent with the $400 Million Credit Facility, except the minimum liquidity amount for the collateral vessels under this facility was $750 per vessel, which was reflected as restricted cash; netting of certain amounts against the measurements of the collateral maintenance covenant, which remained in place with a 140% value to loan threshold; a portion of amounts required to be maintained under the minimum liquidity covenant for this facility may, under certain circumstances, have been used to prepay the facility to maintain compliance with the collateral maintenance covenant; elimination of the original maximum leverage ratio and minimum net worth covenants; and restrictions on incurring indebtedness, making investments (other than through non-recourse subsidiaries) or paying dividends, similar to those provided for in the $400 Million Credit Facility.  The minimum working capital and the total indebtedness to total capitalization were the same as the $400 Million Credit Facility. 

There were no debt repayments made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the $98 Million Credit Facility.  Total debt repayments of $91,397 and $93,939 made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, under the $98 Million Credit Facility. 

On June 5, 2018, the $98 Million Credit Facility was refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility; refer to the “$495 Million Credit Facility” section above. 

2014 Term Loan Facilities

On October 8, 2014, Baltic Trading and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Baltic Hornet Limited and Baltic Wasp Limited, each entered into a loan agreement and related documentation for a credit facility in a principal amount of up to $16,800 with ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC and its affiliates (the “2014 Term Loan Facilities”) to partially finance the newbuilding Ultramax vessel that each subsidiary acquired, namely the Baltic Hornet and Baltic Wasp, respectively.  Amounts borrowed under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities were not allowed to be reborrowed.  The 2014 Term Loan Facilities had a ten-year term, and the facility amount was to be the lowest of 60% of the delivered cost per vessel, $16,800 per vessel, and 60% of the fair market value of each vessel at delivery.  The 2014 Term Loan Facilities were insured by the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) in order to cover political and commercial risks for 95% of the outstanding principal plus interest, which was recorded in deferred financing fees.  Borrowings under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities bore interest at the three or six-month LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.50% per annum.  Borrowings were to be repaid in 20 equal consecutive semi-annual installments of 1/24 of the facility amount plus a balloon payment of 1/6 of the facility amount at final maturity.  Principal repayments commenced six months after the actual delivery date for each respective vessel.

Borrowings under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities were secured by liens on the vessels acquired with borrowings under these facilities, namely the Baltic Hornet and Baltic Wasp, and other related assets. The Company guaranteed the obligations of the Baltic Hornet and Baltic Wasp under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities.

On November 15, 2016, the Company entered into Supplemental Agreements with lenders under our 2014 Term Loan Facilities which, among other things, amended the Company’s collateral maintenance covenants under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities to provide that such covenants would not be tested through December 30, 2017 and the minimum collateral value to loan ratio was 100% from December 31, 2017, 105% from June 30, 2018, 115% from December 31, 2018 and 135% from December 31, 2019.  These Supplemental Agreements also provided for certain other amendments to the 2014 Term Loan Facilities, which included reductions in the minimum liquidity requirements consistent with the $400 Million Credit Facility and restrictions on incurring indebtedness, making investments (other than through non-recourse subsidiaries) or paying dividends, similar to the $400 Million Credit Facility. Additionally, the minimum working capital required was the same as under the $400 Million Credit Facility.  Lastly, the maximum leverage requirement was equivalent to the debt to total capitalization requirement in the $400 Million Credit Facility.

There were no debt repayments made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities.  Total debt repayments of $24,863 and $25,544 were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, under the 2014 Term Loan Facilities. 

On June 5, 2018, the 2014 Term Loan Facilities were refinanced with the $495 Million Credit Facility; refer to the “$495 Million Credit Facility” section above. 

Interest rates

The following table sets forth the effective interest rate associated with the interest expense for the Company’s debt facilities noted above, including the cost associated with unused commitment fees, if applicable. The following table also includes the range of interest rates on the debt, excluding the impact of unused commitment fees, if applicable:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Effective Interest Rate	5.43	%	6.25	%	5.50	%	6.04	%
Range of Interest Rates (excluding unused commitment fees)	4.90 % to 5.50	%	4.06 % to 8.43	%	4.90 % to 5.76	%	3.83 % to 8.43	%

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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The fair values and carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 which are required to be disclosed at fair value, but not recorded at fair value, are noted below.

	June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Carrying				Carrying
	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,121	$	165,121	$	197,499	$	197,499
Restricted cash		315		315		5,262		5,262
Floating rate debt		513,685		513,685		551,420		551,420

The carrying value of the borrowings under the $495 Million Credit Facility and the $108 Million Credit Facility as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 approximate their fair value due to the variable interest nature thereof as each of these credit facilities represent floating rate loans.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt for further information regarding the Company’s credit facilities.  The $495 Million Credit Facility was utilized to refinance the $400 Million Credit Facility, $98 Million Credit Facility and 2014 Term Loan Facilities on June 5, 2018 and was subsequently amended on February 28, 2019.  The carrying amounts of the Company’s other financial instruments at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (principally Due from charterers and Accounts payable and accrued expenses) approximate fair values because of the relatively short maturity of these instruments.

ASC Subtopic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements & Disclosures” (“ASC 820-10”), applies to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis.  This guidance enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The fair value framework requires the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumption (inputs) used to price the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 requires significant management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows:

· Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Company is able to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these instruments does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

· Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for instruments that are similar, or quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.

· Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are considered Level 1 items, as they represent liquid assets with short-term maturities. Floating rate debt is considered to be a Level 2 item, as the Company considers the estimate of rates it could obtain for similar debt or based upon transactions amongst third parties. Nonrecurring fair value measurements include vessel impairment assessments completed during the interim period and at year-end as determined based on third-party quotes, which are based on various data points, including comparable sales of similar vessels, which are Level 2 inputs.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the vessel assets for three of the Company’s vessels were written down as part of the impairment recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the vessels assets for one and  ten of the Company’s vessels, respectively, were written down as part of the impairment recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.  Refer to “Impairment of vessel assets” section in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.  Nonrecurring fair value measurements also include impairment tests conducted by the Company during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 of its operating lease right-of use asset.  The fair value determination for the operating lease right-of-use asset was based on third party quotes, which is considered a Level 2 input.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the operating lease right-of-use asset was written down as part of the impairment of right-of-use asset recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.  Refer to Note 13 — Leases. The Company did not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

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PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT AND ASSETS

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Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Vessel stores	$	671	$	597
Capitalized contract costs		1,365		2,289
Prepaid items		4,274		3,426
Insurance receivable		701		851
Advance to agents		596		1,109
Other		1,593		2,177
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	9,200	$	10,449

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FIXED ASSETS

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FIXED ASSETS

FIXED ASSETS

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Fixed assets, net consists of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Fixed assets, at cost:
Vessel equipment	$	4,869	$	2,873
Furniture and fixtures		467		462
Leasehold improvements		41		—
Computer equipment		275		236
Total costs		5,652		3,571
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,575)		(1,281)
Total fixed assets, net	$	4,077	$	2,290

Depreciation and amortization expense for fixed assets for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $212 and $73, respectively.  Depreciation and amortization expense for fixed assets for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $367 and $144, respectively.

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

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Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Accounts payable	$	13,344	$	15,110
Accrued general and administrative expenses		2,445		4,298
Accrued vessel operating expenses		17,362		9,735
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	33,151	$	29,143

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VOYAGE REVENUE

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VOYAGE REVENUE

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Total voyage revenue includes revenue earned on fixed rate time charters, spot market voyage charters and spot market-related time charters, as well as the sale of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters.  For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company earned $83,550 and $86,157 of voyage revenue, respectively.  For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company earned $177,014 and $163,073 of voyage revenue, respectively.

Revenue for spot market voyage charters is recognized ratably over the total transit time of the voyage which begins when the vessel arrives at the loading port and ends at the time the discharge of cargo is completed at the discharge port in accordance with ASC 606.  Spot market voyage charter agreements do not provide the charterers with substantive decision-making rights to direct how and for what purpose the vessel is used, therefore revenue from spot market voyage charters is not within the scope of ASC 842. Additionally, the Company has identified that the contract fulfillment costs of spot market voyage charters consist primarily of the fuel consumption that is incurred by the Company from the latter of the end of the previous vessel employment and the contract date until the arrival at the loading port in addition to any port expenses incurred prior to arrival at the load port, as well as any charter hire expenses for third-party vessels that are chartered in.  The fuel consumption during this period is capitalized and recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and is amortized ratably over the total transit time of the voyage from arrival at the loading port until the vessel departs from the discharge port and expensed as part of Voyage Expenses.  Refer also to Note 9 — Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets.

During time charter agreements, including fixed rate time charters and spot market-related time charters, the charterers have substantive decision-making rights to direct how and for what purpose the vessel is used.  As such, the Company has identified that time charter agreements contain a lease in accordance with ASC 842.  During time charter agreements, the Company is responsible for operating and maintaining the vessels.  These costs are recorded as vessel operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation.  The Company has elected the practical expedient that allows the Company to combine lease and non-lease components under ASC 842 as the Company believes (1) the timing and pattern of recognizing revenues for operating the vessel is the same as the timing and pattern of recognizing vessel leasing revenue; and (2) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. 

Total voyage revenue recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations includes the following:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Lease revenue	$	25,852	$	43,987	$	49,242	$	86,841
Spot market voyage revenue		57,698		42,170		127,772		76,232
Total voyage revenues	$	83,550	$	86,157	$	177,014	$	163,073

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LEASES

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LEASES

LEASES

13 - LEASES

Effective April 4, 2011, the Company entered into a seven-year sub-sublease agreement for its main office in New York, New York.  The term of the sub-sublease commenced June 1, 2011, with a free base rental period until October 31, 2011. Following the expiration of the free base rental period, the monthly base rental payments were $82 per month until May 31, 2015 and thereafter were $90 per month until the end of the seven-year term.  Pursuant to the sub-sublease agreement, the sublessor was obligated to contribute $472 toward the cost of the Company’s alterations to the sub-subleased office space.  The Company has also entered into a direct lease with the over-landlord of such office space that commenced immediately upon the expiration of such sub-sublease agreement, for a term covering the period from May 1, 2018 to September 30, 2025; the direct lease provided for a free base rental period from May 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018.  Following the expiration of the free base rental period, the monthly base rental payments are $186 per month from October 1, 2018 to April 30, 2023 and $204 per month from May 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025.  For accounting purposes, the sub-sublease agreement and direct lease agreement with the landlord constitute one lease agreement. 

The Company adopted ASC 842 using the transition method on January 1, 2019 (refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and has identified this lease as an operating lease. Variable rent expense, such as utilities and escalation expenses, are excluded from the determination of the operating lease liability, as the Company has deemed these insignificant.

On June 14, 2019, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of the leased space for its main office in New York, New York that commenced on July 26, 2019 and will end on September 29, 2025.  There is a free base rental period for the first four and a half months commencing on July 26, 2019.  Following the expiration of the free base rental period, the monthly base sublease income will be $102 per month until September 29, 2025.  The sublease income for the portion of the leased space is less than the lease payments due for the space, which has been identified as an indicator of impairment under ASC 360.  As such, the right-of-use asset for the subleased portion of the space was written down to its fair value which resulted in $223 of impairment charges which has been recorded in Impairment of right-of-asset in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation.  Sublease income will be recorded net with the total operating lease costs in General and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation.  There was no sublease income recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. 

Total operating lease costs recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were $454 and $906, respectively, which was recorded in General and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation. 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet information related to the Company’s operating leases as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:   

	June 30,
	2019
Operating Lease:
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$	8,910
Current operating lease liabilities	$	1,634
Long-term operating lease liabilities		10,675
Total operating lease liabilities	$	12,309
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)		6.26
Weighted average discount rate		5.15	%

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:

	June 30,
	2019
Remainder of 2019	$	1,115
2020		2,230
2021		2,230
2022		2,230
2023		2,378
Thereafter		4,292
Total lease payments		14,475
Less imputed interest		(2,166)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	12,309

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	December 31,
	2018
2019	$	2,230
2020		2,230
2021		2,230
2022		2,230
2023		2,378
Thereafter		4,292
Total lease payments		15,590

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow information related to leases are as follows:

	For the Six
	Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating lease	$	1,115

Under the previous leasing guidance under ASC 840, the Company had deferred rent at December 31, 2018 of $3,468.  Rent expense pertaining to this lease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 under ASC 840 was $452 and $904, respectively.

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company began chartering-in third-party vessels.  Under ASC 842, the Company is the lessee in these agreements.   The Company has elected the practical expedient under ASC 842 to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, all charter-in agreements for third-party vessels were less than twelve months and considered short-term leases.  Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for the charter hire expenses recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 for these charter-in agreements.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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Jun. 30, 2019

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

During the second half of 2018, the Company entered into agreements for the purchase of ballast water treatments systems (“BWTS”) for 47 of its vessels.  The cost of these systems will vary based on the size and specifications of each vessel and whether the systems will be installed in China during the vessels’ scheduled drydockings.  Based on the contractual purchase price of the BWTS and the estimated installation fees, the Company estimates the cost of the systems to be approximately $0.8 million for Capesize vessels, $0.5 million for Panamax vessels, $0.5 million for Supramax vessels and $0.5 million for Handysize vessels. These costs will be capitalized and depreciated over the remainder of the life of the vessel.  The Company recorded $8,859 and $1,804 in Vessel assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, related to BWTS additions.  

On December 21, 2018, the Company entered into agreements to install scrubbers on its 17 Capesize vessels.  The Company anticipates scrubber installation on the 17 Capesize vessels to be completed during 2019 and estimate that the cost of each scrubber, including installation, will be approximately $2.25 million per vessel, which may vary according to the specifications of our vessels and technical aspects of the installation, among other variables.  These costs will be capitalized and depreciated over the remainder of the life of the vessel.  The Company recorded $14,474 and $428 in Vessel assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, related to scrubber additions.  The Company has entered into an amendment to the $495 Million Credit Facility to provide financing to cover a portion of these expenses, refer to Note 7 — Debt for further information.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

15 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

2014 Management Incentive Plan

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the Chapter 11 Plan, the Company adopted the Genco Shipping & Trading Limited 2014 Management Incentive Plan (the “MIP”). An aggregate of 966,806 shares of Common Stock were available for award under the MIP.  Awards under the MIP took the form of restricted stock grants and three tiers of MIP Warrants with staggered strike prices based on increasing equity values.  The number of shares of common stock available under the Plan represented approximately 1.8% of the shares of post-emergence Common Stock outstanding as of the Effective Date on a fully-diluted basis. Awards under the MIP were available to eligible employees, non-employee directors and/or officers of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Eligible Individuals”). Under the MIP, a committee appointed by the Board from time to time (or, in the absence of such a committee, the Board) (in either case, the “Plan Committee”) could grant a variety of stock-based incentive awards, as the Plan Committee deems appropriate, to Eligible Individuals. The MIP Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and contain customary anti-dilution protection in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, dividend or other distributions (including, but not limited to, cash dividends), or business combination transaction. 

On August 7, 2014, pursuant to the MIP, certain individuals were granted MIP Warrants whereby each warrant can be converted on a cashless basis for the amount in excess of the respective strike price. The MIP Warrants were issued in three tranches for 238,066,  246,701 and 370,979 shares and have exercise prices of $259.10 (the “$259.10 Warrants”), $287.30 (the “$287.30 Warrants”) and $341.90 (the “$341.90 Warrants”) per whole share, respectively. The fair value of each warrant upon emergence from bankruptcy was $7.22 for the $259.10 Warrants, $6.63 for the $287.30 Warrants and $5.63 for the $341.90 Warrants. The warrant values were based upon a calculation using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula. This model uses inputs such as the underlying price of the shares issued when the warrant is exercised, volatility, cost of capital interest rate and expected life of the instrument. The Company has determined that the warrants should be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy by evaluating each input for the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula against the fair value hierarchy criteria and using the lowest level of input as the basis for the fair value classification. The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula used a volatility of 43.91% (representing the six-year volatility of a peer group), a risk-free interest rate of 1.85% and a dividend rate of 0%.  The aggregate fair value of these awards upon emergence from bankruptcy was $54,436. The warrants vested 33.33% on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, with accelerated vesting upon a change in control of the Company.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, there was no amortization expense of the fair value of these warrants.  As of June 30, 2019, there was no unamortized stock-based compensation for the warrants and all warrants were vested.

The following table summarizes certain information about the warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2019:

Warrants Outstanding and Unvested,				Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable,
June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
			Weighted				Weighted
	Weighted		Average		Weighted		Average
	Average		Remaining		Average		Remaining
Number of	Exercise		Contractual	Number of	Exercise		Contractual
Warrants	Price		Life	Warrants	Price		Life
—	$	—	—	8,557,461	$	303.12	1.11

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, a total of 8,557,461 of warrants were outstanding. 

2015 Equity Incentive Plan

On June 26, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan for awards with respect to an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock (the “2015 Plan”).  Under the 2015 Plan, the Company’s Board of Directors, the compensation committee, or another designated committee of the Board of Directors may grant a variety of stock-based incentive awards to the Company’s officers, directors, employees, and consultants.  Awards may consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, restricted (nonvested) stock, restricted stock units, and unrestricted stock.  As of June 30, 2019, the Company has awarded restricted stock units, restricted stock and stock options under the 2015 Plan.

On March 23, 2017, the Board of Directors approved an amendment and restatement of the 2015 Plan.  This amendment and restatement increased the number of shares available for awards under the plan from 400,000 to 2,750,000, subject to shareholder approval; set the annual limit for awards to non-employee directors and other individuals as 500,000 and 1,000,000 shares, respectively; and modified the change in control definition.  The Company’s shareholder’s approved the increase in the number of shares at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 17, 2017.

Stock Options

On March 23, 2017, the Company issued options to purchase 133,000 of the Company’s shares of common stock to John C. Wobensmith, Chief Executive Officer and President, with an exercise price of $11.13 per share.  One third of the options become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of October 15, 2016, with accelerated vesting upon a change in control of the Company, and all unexercised options expire on the sixth anniversary of the grant date.  The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing formula, resulting in a value of $6.41 per share, or $853 in the aggregate.  The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula are as follows: volatility of 79.80% (representing a blend of the Company’s historical volatility and a peer-based volatility estimate due to limited trading history since emergence from bankruptcy), a risk-free interest rate of 1.68%, a dividend yield of 0%, and expected life of 3.78 years (determined using the simplified method as outlined in Staff Accounting Bulletin 14 – Share-Based Payment (“SAB Topic 14”) due to lack of historical exercise data). 

On February 27, 2018, the Company issued options to purchase 122,608 of the Company’s shares of common stock to certain individuals with an exercise price of $13.69 per share.  One third of the options become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of February 27, 2018, with accelerated vesting that may occur following a change in control of the Company, and all unexercised options expire on the sixth anniversary of the grant date.  The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing formula, resulting in a value of $7.55 per share, or $926 in the aggregate.  The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula are as follows: volatility of 71.94% (representing a blend of the Company’s historical volatility and a peer-based volatility estimate due to limited trading history post recapitalization of the Company in November 2016), a risk-free interest rate of 2.53%, a dividend yield of 0%, and expected life of 4.00 years (determined using the simplified method as outlined in SAB Topic 14 due to lack of historical exercise data). 

On March 4, 2019, the Company issued options to purchase 240,540 of the Company’s shares of common stock to certain individuals with an exercise price of $8.39 per share.  One third of the options become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of March 4, 2019, with accelerated vesting that may occur following a change in control of the Company, and all unexercised options expire on the sixth anniversary of the grant date.  The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing formula, resulting in a value of $3.76 per share, or $904 in the aggregate.  The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula are as follows: volatility of 55.23% (representing the Company’s historical volatility), a risk-free interest rate of 2.49%, a dividend yield of 0%, and expected life of 4.00 years (determined using the simplified method as outlined in SAB Topic 14 due to lack of historical exercise data). 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized amortization expense of the fair value of these options, which is included in General and administrative expenses, as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	229	$	214	$	411	$	337

Amortization of the unamortized stock-based compensation balance of $1,030 as of June 30, 2019 is expected to be expensed $440,  $431,  $142 and $17 during the remainder of 2019 and during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.  The following table summarizes the unvested option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019:

	Number of	Average Exercise		Average Fair
	Options	Price		Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 - Unvested	166,942	$	13.01	$	7.25
Granted	240,540		8.39		3.76
Exercisable	(40,869)		13.69		7.55
Exercised	—		—		—
Forfeited	—		—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2019 - Unvested	366,613	$	9.90	$	4.93

The following table summarizes certain information about the options outstanding as of June 30, 2019

		Options Outstanding and Unvested,				Options Outstanding and Exercisable,
		June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
Weighted					Weighted				Weighted
Average			Weighted		Average		Weighted		Average
Exercise Price of			Average		Remaining		Average		Remaining
Outstanding		Number of	Exercise		Contractual	Number of	Exercise		Contractual
Options		Options	Price		Life	Options	Price		Life
$	10.43	366,613	$	9.90	5.22	129,535	$	11.94	3.07

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, a total of 496,148 and 255,608 stock options were outstanding, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company has issued restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the 2015 Plan to certain members of the Board of Directors and certain executives and employees of the Company, which represent the right to receive a share of common stock, or in the sole discretion of the Company’s Compensation Committee, the value of a share of common stock on the date that the RSU vests.  As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 228,781 and 216,304 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding in respect of the RSUs, respectively.  Such shares of common stock will only be issued in respect of vested RSUs issued to directors when the director’s service with the Company as a director terminates.  Such shares of common stock will only be issued to executives and employees when their RSUs vest under the terms of their grant agreements and the amended 2015 Plan described above. 

The RSUs that have been issued to certain members of the Board of Directors generally vest on the date of the annual shareholders meeting of the Company following the date of the grant.  The RSUs that have been issued to other individuals vest ratably on each of the three anniversaries of the determined vesting date.  The table below summarizes the Company’s unvested RSUs for the six months ended June 30, 2019:

		Weighted
	Number of	Average Grant
	RSUs	Date Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2019	149,170	$	12.42
Granted	135,659		8.44
Vested	(26,745)		15.92
Forfeited	—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2019	258,084	$	9.96

The total fair value of the RSUs that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $230 and $450, respectively. The total fair value is calculated as the number of shares vested during the period multiplied by the fair value on the vesting date.    

The following table summarizes certain information of the RSUs unvested and vested as of June 30, 2019:

Unvested RSUs				Vested RSUs
June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
			Weighted
	Weighted		Average		Weighted
	Average		Remaining		Average
Number of	Grant Date		Contractual	Number of	Grant Date
RSUs	Price		Life	RSUs	Price
258,084	$	9.96	1.47	320,980	$	11.59

The Company is amortizing these grants over the applicable vesting periods, net of anticipated forfeitures.  As of June 30, 2019, unrecognized compensation cost of $1,209 related to RSUs will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.47 years.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized nonvested stock amortization expense for the RSUs, which is included in General and administrative expenses as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	340	$	421	$	610	$	788

Restricted Stock

Under the 2015 Plan, grants of restricted common stock issued to executives ordinarily vest ratably on each of the three anniversaries of the determined vesting date.  As of June 30, 2019, all restricted stock awards under the 2015 Plan were vested.

There were no shares that vested under the 2015 Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.  The total fair value is calculated as the number of shares vested during the period multiplied by the fair value on the vesting date.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized nonvested stock amortization expense for the 2015 Plan restricted shares, which is included in General and administrative expenses, as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	6

The Company amortized these grants over the applicable vesting periods, net of anticipated forfeitures.  As of June 30, 2019, there was no unrecognized compensation cost.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

16 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In April 2015, six class action complaints were filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.  On May 26, 2015, the six actions were consolidated under the caption In Re Baltic Trading Ltd. Stockholder Litigation, Index No. 651241/2015, and a consolidated class action complaint was filed on June 10, 2015 (the “Consolidated Complaint”).  The Consolidated Complaint was purported to be brought by and on behalf of Baltic Trading’s shareholders and alleges that the then-proposed July 2015 merger did not fairly compensate Baltic Trading’s shareholders and undervalued Baltic Trading.  The Consolidated Complaint named as defendants the Company, Baltic Trading, the individual members of Baltic Trading’s board, and the Company’s merger subsidiary. The claims generally alleged (i) breaches of fiduciary duties of good faith, due care, disclosure to shareholders, and loyalty, including for failing to maximize shareholder value, and (ii) aiding and abetting those breaches. Among other relief, the complaints sought an injunction against the merger, declaratory judgments that the individual defendants breached fiduciary duties, rescission of the merger agreement, and unspecified damages.

On July 9, 2015, plaintiffs in that action moved to enjoin the merger vote, scheduled to take place on July 17, 2015.  The motion to enjoin the vote was denied on July 15, 2015.  Plaintiffs sought an emergency injunction and temporary restraining order from the New York State Appellate Division, First Department the following day, on July 16, 2015.  The Appellate Division denied the request, and the vote, and subsequent merger, proceeded as scheduled on July 17, 2015.  Plaintiffs thereafter withdrew that appeal.

On June 30, 2015, defendants had moved to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint in its entirety.  Plaintiffs subsequently served an Amended Consolidated Complaint, and defendants directed their motion to dismiss to that amended complaint.  The motion to dismiss was granted and the Amended Consolidated Complaint was dismissed with prejudice on August 29, 2016.  By a Decision and Order dated April 26, 2018, the New York State Appellate Division, First Department affirmed the dismissal of the amended complaint.  The time for plaintiffs to file a motion for leave to appeal to the New York State Court of Appeals has expired.

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of its business, principally personal injury and property casualty claims. Such claims, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.  The Company is not aware of any legal proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect on the Company, its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows besides those noted above.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 2, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Challenger, a 2003-built Handysize vessel, for $5,250 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  The sale of the vessel is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2019.  Refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies regarding the impairment recorded for this vessel during the second quarter of 2019.

On July 5, 2019, the Company prepaid $15,000 for the amortization payment originally scheduled for September 30, 2019.  The prepayment amount exceeded the revised scheduled quarterly amortization payment due on September 30, 2019 of $14,728, which was adjusted as discussed in Note 7 — Debt.  Accordingly, the $272 excess will be applied to the next scheduled quarterly amortization payment due on December 31, 2019. 

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of consolidation

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) which includes the accounts of GS&T and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of presentation

Basis of presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  In the opinion of management of the Company, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and operating results have been included in the statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 10-K”).  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant estimates include vessel valuations, the valuation of amounts due from charterers, performance claims, residual value of vessels, useful life of vessels and the fair value of derivative instruments, if any.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segment reporting

Segment reporting

The Company reports financial information and evaluates its operations by voyage revenues and not by the length of ship employment for its customers, i.e., spot or time charters.  Each of the Company’s vessels serve the same type of customer, have similar operations and maintenance requirements, operate in the same regulatory environment, and are subject to similar economic characteristics. Based on this, the Company has determined that it operates in one reportable segment, the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. 

Restricted cash

Restricted cash

Current and non-current restricted cash includes cash that is restricted pursuant to our credit facilities.  Refer to Note 7 — Debt.  The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018		2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,121	$	197,499	$	269,996	$	174,479
Restricted cash - current		—		4,947		—		7,234
Restricted cash - noncurrent		315		315		315		23,233
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	165,436	$	202,761	$	270,311	$	204,946

Vessels held for sale

Vessels held for sale

On November 23, 2018, the Company reached an agreement to sell the Genco Vigour, and the relevant vessel assets have been classified as held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018.  This vessel was sold on January 28, 2019.  Refer to Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions for further information.

Vessels, net

Vessels, net

Vessels, net is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Included in vessel costs are acquisition costs directly attributable to the acquisition of a vessel and expenditures made to prepare the vessel for its initial voyage, including the purchase of exhaust gas cleaning systems (“scrubbers”) and ballast water treatment systems. The Company also capitalizes interest costs for a vessel under construction as a cost that is directly attributable to the acquisition of a vessel. Vessels are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, determined to be 25 years from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard. Depreciation expense for vessels for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $16,697 and $15,246, respectively.  Depreciation expense for vessels for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $33,185 and $30,919, respectively.

Depreciation expense is calculated based on cost less the estimated residual scrap value. The costs of significant replacements, renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over the shorter of the vessel’s remaining estimated useful life or the estimated life of the renewal or betterment. Undepreciated cost of any asset component being replaced that was acquired after the initial vessel purchase is written off as a component of vessel operating expense. Expenditures for routine maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Scrap value is estimated by the Company by taking the estimated scrap value of $310 per lightweight ton (“lwt”) times the weight of the ship noted in lwt.

Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue primarily relates to cash received from charterers prior to it being earned. These amounts are recognized as income when earned. Additionally, deferred revenue includes estimated customer claims, mainly due to time charter performance issues. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had an accrual of $532 and $345, respectively, related to these estimated customer claims.

Revenue recognition

Revenue recognition

Since the Company’s inception, revenues have been generated from time charter agreements, spot market voyage charters, pool agreements and spot market-related time charters.  A time charter involves placing a vessel at the charterer’s disposal for a set period of time during which the charterer may use the vessel in return for the payment by the charterer of a specified daily hire rate, including any ballast bonus payments received pursuant to the time charter agreement.  Spot market-related time charters are the same as other time charter agreements, except the time charter rates are variable and are based on a percentage of the average daily rates as published by the Baltic Dry Index (“BDI”).  Voyage revenues also include the sale of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters pursuant to the terms of the time charter agreement.

The Company records time charter revenues over the term of the charter as service is provided.  Revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis as the average revenue over the term of the respective time charter agreement.  The Company records spot market-related time charter revenues over the term of the charter as service is provided based on the rate determined based on the BDI for each billing period.  As such, the revenue earned by the Company’s vessels that are on spot market-related time charters is subject to fluctuations of the spot market.

The Company has identified that time charter agreements, including fixed rate time charters and spot market-related time charters, contain a lease in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842 — Leases, refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion.

The Company recognizes revenue for spot market voyage charters ratably over the total transit time of each voyage, which commences at the time the vessel arrives at the loading port and ends at the time the discharge of cargo is completed at the discharge port, in accordance with ASC 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”).  Refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion.

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any of its vessels in vessel pools.  Under pool arrangements, the vessels operate under a time charter agreement whereby the cost of bunkers and port expenses are borne by the pool and operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel.  Since the members of the pool share in the revenue less voyage expenses generated by the entire group of vessels in the pool, and the pool operates in the spot market, the revenue earned by these vessels is subject to the fluctuations of the spot market.  The Company recognizes revenue from these pool arrangements based on its portion of the net distributions reported by the relevant pool, which represents the net voyage revenue of the pool after voyage expenses and pool manager fees.

Voyage expense recognition

Voyage expense recognition

In time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool agreements, operating costs including crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel and specified voyage costs such as fuel and port charges are paid by the charterer. These expenses are borne by the Company during spot market voyage charters.  As such, there are significantly higher voyage expenses for spot market voyage charters as compared to time charters, spot market-related time charters and pool agreements.  Refer to Note 12 — Voyage Revenue for further discussion of the accounting for fuel expenses for spot market voyage charters.  There are certain other non-specified voyage expenses, such as commissions, which are typically borne by the Company. At the inception of a time charter, the Company records the difference between the cost of bunker fuel delivered by the terminating charterer and the bunker fuel sold to the new charterer as a gain or loss within voyage expenses. Additionally, the Company records lower of cost and net realizable value adjustments to re-value the bunker fuel on a quarterly basis for certain time charter agreements where the inventory is subject to gains and losses.  These differences in bunkers, including any lower of cost and net realizable value adjustments, resulted in a net gain (loss) of $113 and $1,034 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and ($237) and $1,889 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  Additionally, voyage expenses include the cost of bunkers consumed during short-term time charters pursuant to the terms of the time charter agreement. 

Charter hire expenses

Charter hire expenses

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company began chartering-in third-party vessels.  The costs to charter-in these vessels, which primarily include the daily charter hire rate net of commissions or net freight revenue, are recorded as Charter hire expenses.  The company recorded $4,849 and $509 of charter hire expenses during the three months ended June  30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $7,267 and $509 of charter hire expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Impairment of vessel assets

Impairment of vessel assets

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $13,897 and $184, respectively, related to the impairment of vessel assets in accordance with ASC 360 — “Property, Plant and Equipment” (“ASC 360”). Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $13,897 and $56,586,  respectively, related to the impairment of vessel assets in accordance with ASC 360.

On August 2, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Challenger, a 2003-built Handysize vessel, for $5,250 less a 2.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2019, the vessel value for the Genco Challenger was adjusted to its net sales price of $5,145 as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $4,401 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.  Refer to Note 17 — Subsequent Events for further detail regarding the sale. 

At June 30, 2019, the Company determined that the expected estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the Genco Champion, a 2006-built Handysize vessel, and the Genco Charger, a 2005-built Handysize vessel, did not exceed the net book value of these vessels as of June 30, 2019.  As such, the Company adjusted the value of these vessels to their respective fair market values as of June 30, 2019.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $9,496 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. 

On July 24, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Genco Surprise, a 1998-built Panamax vessel, for $5,300 less a 3.0% broker commission payable to a third party.  As the anticipated undiscounted cash flows, including the net sales price, did not exceed the net book value of the vessel as of June 30, 2018, the vessel value for the Genco Surprise was adjusted to its net sales price of $5,141 as of June 30, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $184 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.  Refer to Note 4 — Vessel Acquisitions and Dispositions for further detail regarding the sale. 

On February 27, 2018, the Board of Directors determined to dispose of the Company’s following nine vessels: the Genco Cavalier, the Genco Loire, the Genco Lorraine, the Genco Muse, the Genco Normandy, the Baltic Cougar, the Baltic Jaguar, the Baltic Leopard and the Baltic Panther, at times and on terms to be determined in the future.  Given this decision, and that the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for each of these older vessels did not exceed the net book value for each vessel, the Company adjusted the values of these older vessels to their respective fair market values during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  This resulted in an impairment loss of $56,402 during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

Gain on sale of vessels

Gain on sale of vessels

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded a net gain of $611 related to the sale of vessels.  The net gain of $611 recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2019 related primarily to the sale of the Genco Vigour.  There were no vessels sold during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, “Disclosure Framework: Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-03”),” which change the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, adding, and modifying certain disclosures. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within that year.  Early adoption is permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of this ASU.  The Company has evaluated the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-03 and has determined that there is no effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASC 842”), which replaces the existing guidance in ASC 840 – Leases (“ASC 840”).  This ASU requires a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases.  Both finance leases and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability for leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. For finance leases, the lessee would recognize interest expense and amortization of the right-of-use asset and for operating leases, the lessee would recognize a straight-line total lease expense.  Accounting by lessors will remain largely unchanged from current U.S. GAAP.  The requirements of this standard include an increase in required disclosures.  This ASU was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Lessees and lessors were required to apply the new standard at the beginning of the earliest period presented in the financial statements in which they first apply the new guidance, using a modified retrospective transition method. The requirements of this standard include a significant increase in required disclosures. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements” which provides clarifications and improvements to ASC 842, including allowing entities to elect an additional transition method with which to adopt ASC 842.  The approved transition method enables entities to apply the transition requirements at the effective date of ASC 842 (rather than at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented as currently required) with the effect of the initial application of ASC 842 recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption.  As a result, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the year of adoption would continue to be in accordance with ASC 840, Lease (Topic 840) (“ASC 840”), including the disclosure requirements of ASC 840.   The Company adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 using this transition method.  

The new guidance provides a number of optional practical expedients in the transition.  The Company has elected the package of practical expedients, which among other things, allows the carryforward of the historical lease classification. Further, upon implementation of the new guidance, the Company has elected the practical expedients to combine lease and non-lease components, and to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases. Upon adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset of $9,710 and an operating lease liability of $13,095 in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Refer to Note 13 — Leases for further information regarding our operating lease agreement and the effect of the adoption of ASC 842 from a lessee perspective.

Pursuant to ASC 842, the Company has identified revenue from its time charter agreements as lease revenue.  Refer to Note 12— Voyage revenue for additional information regarding the adoption of ASC 842 from a lessor perspective.

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GENERAL INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

GENERAL INFORMATION

Schedule of wholly owned ship-owning subsidiaries

Below is the list of the Company’s wholly owned ship-owning subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019:

Wholly Owned Subsidiaries	Vessel Acquired	Dwt	Delivery Date		Year Built
Genco Augustus Limited	Genco Augustus	180,151	8/17/07		2007
Genco Tiberius Limited	Genco Tiberius	175,874	8/28/07		2007
Genco London Limited	Genco London	177,833	9/28/07		2007
Genco Titus Limited	Genco Titus	177,729	11/15/07		2007
Genco Challenger Limited	Genco Challenger	28,428	12/14/07		2003
Genco Charger Limited	Genco Charger	28,398	12/14/07		2005
Genco Warrior Limited	Genco Warrior	55,435	12/17/07		2005
Genco Predator Limited	Genco Predator	55,407	12/20/07		2005
Genco Hunter Limited	Genco Hunter	58,729	12/20/07		2007
Genco Champion Limited	Genco Champion	28,445	1/2/08		2006
Genco Constantine Limited	Genco Constantine	180,183	2/21/08		2008
Genco Raptor LLC	Genco Raptor	76,499	6/23/08		2007
Genco Thunder LLC	Genco Thunder	76,588	9/25/08		2007
Genco Hadrian Limited	Genco Hadrian	169,025	12/29/08		2008
Genco Commodus Limited	Genco Commodus	169,098	7/22/09		2009
Genco Maximus Limited	Genco Maximus	169,025	9/18/09		2009
Genco Claudius Limited	Genco Claudius	169,001	12/30/09		2010
Genco Bay Limited	Genco Bay	34,296	8/24/10		2010
Genco Ocean Limited	Genco Ocean	34,409	7/26/10		2010
Genco Avra Limited	Genco Avra	34,391	5/12/11		2011
Genco Mare Limited	Genco Mare	34,428	7/20/11		2011
Genco Spirit Limited	Genco Spirit	34,432	11/10/11		2011
Genco Aquitaine Limited	Genco Aquitaine	57,981	8/18/10		2009
Genco Ardennes Limited	Genco Ardennes	58,018	8/31/10		2009
Genco Auvergne Limited	Genco Auvergne	58,020	8/16/10		2009
Genco Bourgogne Limited	Genco Bourgogne	58,018	8/24/10		2010
Genco Brittany Limited	Genco Brittany	58,018	9/23/10		2010
Genco Languedoc Limited	Genco Languedoc	58,018	9/29/10		2010
Genco Loire Limited	Genco Loire	53,430	8/4/10		2009
Genco Lorraine Limited	Genco Lorraine	53,417	7/29/10		2009
Genco Normandy Limited	Genco Normandy	53,596	8/10/10		2007
Genco Picardy Limited	Genco Picardy	55,257	8/16/10		2005
Genco Provence Limited	Genco Provence	55,317	8/23/10		2004
Genco Pyrenees Limited	Genco Pyrenees	58,018	8/10/10		2010
Genco Rhone Limited	Genco Rhone	58,018	3/29/11		2011
Genco Weatherly Limited	Genco Weatherly	61,556	7/26/18		2014
Genco Columbia Limited	Genco Columbia	60,294	9/10/18		2016
Genco Endeavour Limited	Genco Endeavour	181,060	8/15/18		2015
Genco Resolute Limited	Genco Resolute	181,060	8/14/18		2015
Genco Defender Limited	Genco Defender	180,021	9/6/18		2016
Genco Liberty Limited	Genco Liberty	180,032	9/11/18		2016
Baltic Lion Limited	Baltic Lion	179,185	4/8/15	(1)	2012
Baltic Tiger Limited	Genco Tiger	179,185	4/8/15	(1)	2011
Baltic Leopard Limited	Baltic Leopard	53,446	4/8/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Panther Limited	Baltic Panther	53,350	4/29/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Cougar Limited	Baltic Cougar	53,432	5/28/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Jaguar Limited	Baltic Jaguar	53,473	5/14/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Bear Limited	Baltic Bear	177,717	5/14/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Wolf Limited	Baltic Wolf	177,752	10/14/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Wind Limited	Baltic Wind	34,408	8/4/10	(2)	2009
Baltic Cove Limited	Baltic Cove	34,403	8/23/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Breeze Limited	Baltic Breeze	34,386	10/12/10	(2)	2010
Baltic Fox Limited	Baltic Fox	31,883	9/6/13	(2)	2010
Baltic Hare Limited	Baltic Hare	31,887	9/5/13	(2)	2009
Baltic Hornet Limited	Baltic Hornet	63,574	10/29/14	(2)	2014
Baltic Wasp Limited	Baltic Wasp	63,389	1/2/15	(2)	2015
Baltic Scorpion Limited	Baltic Scorpion	63,462	8/6/15		2015
Baltic Mantis Limited	Baltic Mantis	63,470	10/9/15		2015

(1) The delivery date for these vessels represents the date that the vessel was purchased from Baltic Trading.

(2) The delivery date for these vessels represents the date that the vessel was delivered to Baltic Trading.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of restricted cash and cash equivalents

	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018		2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,121	$	197,499	$	269,996	$	174,479
Restricted cash - current		—		4,947		—		7,234
Restricted cash - noncurrent		315		315		315		23,233
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	165,436	$	202,761	$	270,311	$	204,946

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NET LOSS PER SHARE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

NET LOSS PER SHARE

Components of denominator for calculation of basic and diluted net earning (loss) per share

	For the Three Months Ended		For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Common shares outstanding, basic:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Common shares outstanding, diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Dilutive effect of warrants	—	—	—	—
Dilutive effect of stock options	—	—	—	—
Dilutive effect of restricted stock awards	—	—	—	—
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted	41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615

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DEBT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

DEBT

Schedule of components of Long-term debt

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Principal amount	$	513,685	$	551,420
Less:  Unamortized debt financing costs		(15,015)		(16,272)
Less: Current portion		(65,640)		(66,320)
Long-term debt, net	$	433,030	$	468,828

Schedule of long-term debt

	June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
			Unamortized				Unamortized
			Debt Issuance				Debt Issuance
	Principal		Cost		Principal		Cost
$495 Million Credit Facility	$	410,425	$	13,361	$	445,000	$	14,423
$108 Million Credit Facility		103,260		1,654		106,420		1,849
Total debt	$	513,685	$	15,015	$	551,420	$	16,272

Schedule of effective interest rate and the range of interest rates on the debt

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Effective Interest Rate	5.43	%	6.25	%	5.50	%	6.04	%
Range of Interest Rates (excluding unused commitment fees)	4.90 % to 5.50	%	4.06 % to 8.43	%	4.90 % to 5.76	%	3.83 % to 8.43	%

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Schedule of fair values and carrying values of the Company's financial instruments

	June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Carrying				Carrying
	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,121	$	165,121	$	197,499	$	197,499
Restricted cash		315		315		5,262		5,262
Floating rate debt		513,685		513,685		551,420		551,420

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PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS.

Schedule of prepaid expenses and other current assets

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Vessel stores	$	671	$	597
Capitalized contract costs		1,365		2,289
Prepaid items		4,274		3,426
Insurance receivable		701		851
Advance to agents		596		1,109
Other		1,593		2,177
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	9,200	$	10,449

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FIXED ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

FIXED ASSETS

Schedule of fixed assets

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Fixed assets, at cost:
Vessel equipment	$	4,869	$	2,873
Furniture and fixtures		467		462
Leasehold improvements		41		—
Computer equipment		275		236
Total costs		5,652		3,571
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,575)		(1,281)
Total fixed assets, net	$	4,077	$	2,290

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES.

Schedule of accounts payable and accrued expenses

	June 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Accounts payable	$	13,344	$	15,110
Accrued general and administrative expenses		2,445		4,298
Accrued vessel operating expenses		17,362		9,735
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	33,151	$	29,143

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VOYAGE REVENUE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

VOYAGE REVENUE

Schedule of voyage revenue

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Lease revenue	$	25,852	$	43,987	$	49,242	$	86,841
Spot market voyage revenue		57,698		42,170		127,772		76,232
Total voyage revenues	$	83,550	$	86,157	$	177,014	$	163,073

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LEASES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

LEASES

Schedule of balance sheet information related to operating leases

	June 30,
	2019
Operating Lease:
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$	8,910
Current operating lease liabilities	$	1,634
Long-term operating lease liabilities		10,675
Total operating lease liabilities	$	12,309
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)		6.26
Weighted average discount rate		5.15	%

Schedule of maturities of operating lease liabilities under ASC 842

	June 30,
	2019
Remainder of 2019	$	1,115
2020		2,230
2021		2,230
2022		2,230
2023		2,378
Thereafter		4,292
Total lease payments		14,475
Less imputed interest		(2,166)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	12,309

Schedule of maturities of operating liabilities under ASU 840

	December 31,
	2018
2019	$	2,230
2020		2,230
2021		2,230
2022		2,230
2023		2,378
Thereafter		4,292
Total lease payments		15,590

Schedule of cash flow information related to operating leases

	For the Six
	Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating lease	$	1,115

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

2015 EIP Plan | Stock Options

Stock Awards

Schedule of nonvested stock amortization expense

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	229	$	214	$	411	$	337

Schedule of stock option activity

	Number of	Average Exercise		Average Fair
	Options	Price		Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 - Unvested	166,942	$	13.01	$	7.25
Granted	240,540		8.39		3.76
Exercisable	(40,869)		13.69		7.55
Exercised	—		—		—
Forfeited	—		—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2019 - Unvested	366,613	$	9.90	$	4.93

The following table summarizes certain information about the options outstanding as of June 30, 2019

		Options Outstanding and Unvested,				Options Outstanding and Exercisable,
		June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
Weighted					Weighted				Weighted
Average			Weighted		Average		Weighted		Average
Exercise Price of			Average		Remaining		Average		Remaining
Outstanding		Number of	Exercise		Contractual	Number of	Exercise		Contractual
Options		Options	Price		Life	Options	Price		Life
$	10.43	366,613	$	9.90	5.22	129,535	$	11.94	3.07

2015 EIP Plan | Restricted Stock Units

Stock Awards

Schedule of nonvested stock amortization expense

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	340	$	421	$	610	$	788

Summary of nonvested restricted stock units

		Weighted
	Number of	Average Grant
	RSUs	Date Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2019	149,170	$	12.42
Granted	135,659		8.44
Vested	(26,745)		15.92
Forfeited	—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2019	258,084	$	9.96

The total fair value of the RSUs that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $230 and $450, respectively. The total fair value is calculated as the number of shares vested during the period multiplied by the fair value on the vesting date.    

The following table summarizes certain information of the RSUs unvested and vested as of June 30, 2019:

Unvested RSUs				Vested RSUs
June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
			Weighted
	Weighted		Average		Weighted
	Average		Remaining		Average
Number of	Grant Date		Contractual	Number of	Grant Date
RSUs	Price		Life	RSUs	Price
258,084	$	9.96	1.47	320,980	$	11.59

2015 EIP Plan | Restricted Stock

Stock Awards

Schedule of nonvested stock amortization expense

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
General and administrative expenses	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	6

Warrants | 2014 MIP Plan

Stock Awards

Summary of warrant activity and warrants outstanding

The following table summarizes certain information about the warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2019:

Warrants Outstanding and Unvested,				Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable,
June 30, 2019				June 30, 2019
			Weighted				Weighted
	Weighted		Average		Weighted		Average
	Average		Remaining		Average		Remaining
Number of	Exercise		Contractual	Number of	Exercise		Contractual
Warrants	Price		Life	Warrants	Price		Life
—	$	—	—	8,557,461	$	303.12	1.11

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GENERAL INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Issuance of stock (in shares)		7,015,000
Common Stock
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Issuance of stock (in shares)	7,015,000
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 16.50
Net proceeds proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 109,648

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GENERAL INFORMATION - Vessel Details (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019 item
Genco Augustus Limited | Genco Augustus
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	180,151
Genco Tiberius Limited | Genco Tiberius
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	175,874
Genco London Limited | Genco London
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	177,833
Genco Titus Limited | Genco Titus
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	177,729
Genco Challenger Limited | Genco Challenger
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	28,428
Genco Charger Limited | Genco Charger
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	28,398
Genco Warrior Limited | Genco Warrior
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	55,435
Genco Predator Limited | Genco Predator
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	55,407
Genco Hunter Limited | Genco Hunter
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	58,729
Genco Champion Limited | Genco Champion
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	28,445
Genco Constantine Limited | Genco Constantine
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	180,183
Genco Raptor LLC | Genco Raptor
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	76,499
Genco Thunder LLC | Genco Thunder
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	76,588
Genco Hadrian Limited | Genco Hadrian
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	169,025
Genco Commodus Limited | Genco Commodus
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	169,098
Genco Maximus Limited | Genco Maximus
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	169,025
Genco Claudius Limited | Genco Claudius
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	169,001
Genco Bay Limited | Genco Bay
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	34,296
Genco Ocean Limited | Genco Ocean
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	34,409
Genco Avra Limited | Genco Avra
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	34,391
Genco Mare Limited | Genco Mare
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	34,428
Genco Spirit Limited | Genco Spirit
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	34,432
Genco Aquitaine Limited | Genco Aquitaine
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	57,981
Genco Ardennes Limited | Genco Ardennes
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	58,018
Genco Auvergne Limited | Genco Auvergne
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	58,020
Genco Bourgogne Limited | Genco Bourgogne
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	58,018
Genco Brittany Limited | Genco Brittany
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	58,018
Genco Languedoc Limited | Genco Languedoc
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	58,018
Genco Loire Limited | Genco Loire
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	53,430
Genco Lorraine Limited | Genco Lorraine
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	53,417
Genco Normandy Limited | Genco Normandy
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	53,596
Genco Picardy Limited | Genco Picardy
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	55,257
Genco Provence Limited | Genco Provence
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	55,317
Genco Pyrenees Limited | Genco Pyrenees
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	58,018
Genco Rhone Limited | Genco Rhone
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	58,018
Genco Weatherly Limited | Genco Weatherly
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	61,556
Genco Columbia Limited | Genco Columbia
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	60,294
Genco Endeavour Limited | Genco Endeavour
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	181,060
Genco Resolute Limited | Genco Resolute
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	181,060
Genco Defender Limited | Genco Defender
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	180,021
Genco Liberty Limited | Genco Liberty
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	180,032
Baltic Lion Limited | Baltic Lion
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	179,185
Baltic Tiger Limited | Genco Tiger
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	179,185
Baltic Leopard Limited | Baltic Leopard
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	53,446
Baltic Panther Limited | Baltic Panther
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	53,350
Baltic Cougar Limited | Baltic Cougar
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	53,432
Baltic Jaguar Limited | Baltic Jaguar
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	53,473
Baltic Bear Limited | Baltic Bear
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	177,717
Baltic Wolf Limited | Baltic Wolf
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	177,752
Baltic Wind Limited | Baltic Wind
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	34,408
Baltic Cove Limited | Baltic Cove
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	34,403
Baltic Breeze Limited | Baltic Breeze
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	34,386
Baltic Fox Limited | Baltic Fox
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	31,883
Baltic Hare Limited | Baltic Hare
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	31,887
Baltic Hornet Limited | Baltic Hornet
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	63,574
Baltic Wasp Limited | Baltic Wasp
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	63,389
Baltic Scorpion Limited | Baltic Scorpion
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	63,462
Baltic Mantis Limited | Baltic Mantis
Vessels
Capacity of vessels	63,470

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Segment (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 segment
Segment reporting
Number of reportable segments	1

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 165,121	$ 197,499	$ 269,996	$ 174,479
Restricted cash - current		4,947		7,234
Restricted cash - noncurrent	315	315	315	23,233
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 165,436	$ 202,761	$ 270,311	$ 204,946

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Vessels, net and Deferred revenue (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / item	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Vessels, net
Estimated useful life			25 years
Estimated scrap value (in dollars per lightweight ton) | $ / item			310
Depreciation and amortization	$ 18,271	$ 16,450	$ 36,348	$ 33,336
Accrual related to estimated customer claims	532		532		$ 345
Vessels
Vessels, net
Depreciation and amortization	$ 16,697	$ 15,246	$ 33,185	$ 30,919

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue and Voyage Expense (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 item
Voyage expense recognition
Net (loss) gain on purchase and sale of bunker fuel and net realizable value adjustments	$ 113	$ 1,034	$ (237)	$ 1,889
Charter hire expenses	$ 4,849	$ 509	$ 7,267	$ 509
Number of vessels in vessel pools | item	0		0		0

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Impairment (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2018 item
Impairment of long-lived assets
Impairment of vessel assets				$ 13,897	$ 184	$ 13,897	$ 56,586
Genco Challenger
Impairment of long-lived assets
Vessel net sales price				5,145		5,145
Impairment of vessel assets				4,401		4,401
Genco Champion and Genco Charger
Impairment of long-lived assets
Impairment of vessel assets				$ 9,496		$ 9,496
Genco Surprise
Impairment of long-lived assets
Sale of assets		$ 5,300	$ 5,300
Broker commission (as a percent)		3.00%	3.00%
Vessel net sales price					5,141		5,141
Impairment of vessel assets					$ 184		184
Genco Cavalier, Genco Loire, Genco Lorraine, Genco Muse, Genco Normandy, Baltic Cougar, Baltic Jaguar, Baltic Leopard and Baltic Panther
Impairment of long-lived assets
Number impaired vessel assets | item								9
Impairment of vessel assets							$ 56,402
Subsequent Event | Genco Challenger
Impairment of long-lived assets
Sale of assets	$ 5,250
Broker commission (as a percent)	2.00%

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Sale of Vessels (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 item
Gain on sale of vessels
Gain on sale of vessels		$ 611
Number of vessels sold | item	0		0
Genco Vigour
Gain on sale of vessels
Gain on sale of vessels		$ 611

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Operating Lease, Right-of-use asset	$ 8,910
Operating Lease, Liability	$ 12,309
Adjustment | ASU 2016-02
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Operating Lease, Right-of-use asset		$ 9,710
Operating Lease, Liability		$ 13,095

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CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Cash paid for interest	$ 14,946	$ 14,061
Cash paid for estimated income taxes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Non-cash investing activities purchase of vessels, including deposits	2,383	135
Non-cash investing activities purchase of scrubbers	4,104
Non-cash investing activities purchase of other fixed assets	$ 77	97
Non-cash financing activities deferred financing fees		162
Non-cash financing activities common stock issuance costs		$ 526

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CASH FLOW INFORMATION - Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - 2015 EIP Plan - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					6 Months Ended
	May 15, 2019	Mar. 04, 2019	May 15, 2018	Feb. 27, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019
Restricted Stock Units
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Granted (in shares)	29,580	106,079	14,268	37,346	135,659
Aggregate fair value	$ 255	$ 890	$ 255	$ 512
Stock Options
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Options to purchase (in shares)		240,540		122,608	240,540
Exercise price		$ 8.39		$ 13.69	$ 8.39
Aggregate fair value		$ 904		$ 926

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VESSEL ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS (Details) $ in Thousands										6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 16, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 13, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) item	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2018 USD ($) item	Jul. 12, 2018 USD ($) item	Jun. 06, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Restricted cash, current											$ 4,947						$ 7,234
Number of vessels sold which did not serve as collateral under credit facilities | item											6
Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Face amount of term loan facility										$ 495,000	$ 495,000	$ 495,000
Collateral vessel replacement period										180 days
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Face amount of term loan facility										$ 108,000	108,000		$ 108,000	$ 108,000
Agreement To Purchase Ultramax And Capesize Vessels
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item																4
Aggregate purchase price for vessels																$ 141,000
Agreement To Purchase Ultramax And Capesize Vessels | Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item														6
Agreement to Purchase Capesize Drybulk Vessels
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item															2	2
Aggregate purchase price for vessels															$ 98,000
Agreement to Purchase Capesize Drybulk Vessels | Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item														4
Agreement To Purchase Ultramax Drybulk Vessels
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item																2
Agreement To Purchase Ultramax Drybulk Vessels | Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item														2
Genco Vigour
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Sale of assets	$ 6,550
Broker commission (as a percent)	2.00%
Genco Knight
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Sale of assets		$ 6,200
Broker commission (as a percent)		3.00%
Genco Beauty
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Sale of assets			$ 6,560
Broker commission (as a percent)			3.00%
Genco Muse
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Sale of assets				$ 6,660
Broker commission (as a percent)				2.00%
Genco Cavalier
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Sale of assets						$ 10,000
Broker commission (as a percent)						2.50%
Genco Cavalier | Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Face amount of term loan facility						$ 495,000
Restricted cash, current											$ 4,947
Period for which sales proceeds from vessels will remain as restricted cash						180 days
Collateral vessel replacement period						180 days
Genco Surprise
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Sale of assets								$ 5,300	$ 5,300
Broker commission (as a percent)								3.00%	3.00%
Genco Progress
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Sale of assets							$ 5,600
Broker commission (as a percent)							3.00%
Genco Explorer
VESSEL ACQUISITIONS
Sale of assets					$ 5,600
Broker commission (as a percent)					3.00%

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NET LOSS PER SHARE (Details) - shares		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 10, 2014	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Common shares outstanding, basic:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)		41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Common shares outstanding, diluted:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)		41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)		41,742,301	35,516,058	41,734,248	35,049,615
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Anti-dilutive shares (in shares)		258,084	253,438	258,084	253,438
Stock Options
Anti-dilutive shares (in shares)		496,148	255,608	496,148	255,608
MIP Warrants
Anti-dilutive shares (in shares)		0	0	0	0
Equity Warrants
Anti-dilutive shares (in shares)		3,936,761	3,936,761	3,936,761	3,936,761
Equity Warrants
Equity warrant term	7 years
Number of shares of new stock in which each warrant or right can be converted	0.10

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related party transactions	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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DEBT - Components of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Aug. 14, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount	$ 513,685		$ 551,420
Less: Unamortized debt financing costs	(15,015)		(16,272)
Less: Current portion	(65,640)		(66,320)
Long-term debt, net	433,030		468,828
Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount	410,425		445,000
Less: Unamortized debt financing costs	(13,361)		(14,423)
Maximum borrowing capacity	495,000	$ 495,000	495,000
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount	103,260		106,420
Less: Unamortized debt financing costs	(1,654)		(1,849)
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 108,000		$ 108,000	$ 108,000	$ 108,000

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DEBT - Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Deferred financing costs, noncurrent	$ 15,015		$ 15,015		$ 16,272
Amortization of deferred financing costs			1,867	$ 1,239
Interest Expense
Line of Credit Facility
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$ 952	$ 666	$ 1,867	$ 1,239

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DEBT - $495 Million Credit Facility (Details) - Secured Debt $ in Thousands								3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 10, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) item	Oct. 16, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
$495 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 495,000			$ 495,000				$ 495,000		$ 495,000		$ 495,000
Number of oldest vessels identified for sale for which debt will be paid down | item										7
Remaining borrowing capacity	34,628							34,628		$ 34,628
Repayment of secured debt								19,575	$ 0	34,575	$ 0
Long-term debt	397,064							397,064		$ 397,064		$ 430,577
Vessel sale proceeds utilized as a loan repayment			$ 4,947
Prepayment of amortization payment before due date		$ 15,000
Amount of periodic payment	14,864
Excess of amortization payment to be applied to next payment	136
Percentage limit of consolidated net income for which dividends can be paid										50.00%
Collateral vessel replacement period										180 days
Key covenant - Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents minimum	30,000							30,000		$ 30,000
Key covenant – Percentage of unrestricted cash to total indebtedness										7.50%
Minimum restricted cash required	0							0		$ 0
Minimum working capital required	0							0		$ 0
Maximum total indebtedness to total capitalization (as a ratio)										0.70
Key covenant – Minimum time charters period										24 months
$495 Million Credit Facility | Genco Cavalier
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 495,000
Vessel sale proceeds utilized as a loan repayment			4,947
Collateral vessel replacement period					180 days
$460 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Term of facilities							5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 460,000		$ 460,000		460,000
Proceeds from credit facility						$ 460,000					$ 460,000
Number of oldest vessels identified for sale for which debt will be paid down | item							7
Amount of periodic payment	14,864
Final payment amount	187,601							187,601		$ 187,601
Repaid value of loan when certain debt terms are met							$ 0
Average age of collateral vessels for repayment of loan							17 years
$460 Million Credit Facility | Period after December 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Amount of periodic payment							$ 15,000
$460 Million Credit Facility | Period upon final maturity on May 31, 2023
Line of Credit Facility
Final payment amount							$ 190,000
$460 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR | Through December 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)							3.25%
$35,000 Scrubber Tranche
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 35,000		34,628	$ 35,000				$ 35,000		$ 35,000
Number of Capesize vessels for which the scrubber installation will be financed | item				17
Percentage of scrubber costs to be financed				90.00%
$35,000 Scrubber Tranche | Period To March 30, 2020
Line of Credit Facility
Minimum amount required per borrowing				$ 5,000
$35,000 Scrubber Tranche | Through September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)				2.50%
$35,000 Scrubber Tranche | Period After March 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility
Term of facilities				4 years
Amount of periodic payment			$ 2,473	$ 2,500
Minimum | $495 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	135.00%							135.00%		135.00%
Minimum | $460 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR | Period after December 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)							3.00%
Minimum | $35,000 Scrubber Tranche | Period After September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)				2.25%
Maximum | $495 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	200.00%							200.00%		200.00%
Maximum | $460 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR | Period after December 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)							3.50%
Maximum | $35,000 Scrubber Tranche | Period After September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)				2.75%

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DEBT - $108 Million Credit Facility (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Aug. 14, 2018 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 12, 2018 item	Jun. 06, 2018 item
Agreement To Purchase Ultramax And Capesize Vessels
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item									4
Agreement to Purchase Capesize Drybulk Vessels
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item								2	2
Agreement To Purchase Ultramax Drybulk Vessels
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item									2
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Term of facilities	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 108,000	$ 108,000	$ 108,000		$ 108,000		$ 108,000
Proceeds from credit facility			$ 108,000
Maximum facility amount of fair market value of aggregate vessels at delivery (as a percent)			45.00%
Remaining borrowing capacity		0			0
Repayment of secured debt		1,580		$ 0	3,160	$ 0
Long-term debt		$ 101,606			$ 101,606		$ 104,571
Repaid value of loan when certain debt terms are met	$ 0
Average age of collateral vessels for repayment of loan	20 years
Amount of repayment per quarter	$ 1,580
Percentage limit of consolidated net income for which dividends can be paid	50.00%
Key covenant - Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents minimum	$ 30,000
Key covenant – Percentage of unrestricted cash to total indebtedness	7.50%
Minimum working capital required	$ 0
Maximum total indebtedness to total capitalization (as a ratio)	0.70
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR | Through September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)	2.50%
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility | Agreement To Purchase Ultramax And Capesize Vessels
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item	6
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility | Agreement to Purchase Capesize Drybulk Vessels
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item	4
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility | Agreement To Purchase Ultramax Drybulk Vessels
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels committed to be acquired under purchase agreement | item	2
Secured Debt | Minimum | $108 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	135.00%
Secured Debt | Minimum | $108 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR | Period After September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)	2.25%
Secured Debt | Maximum | $108 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)	200.00%
Secured Debt | Maximum | $108 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR | Period After September 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)	2.75%

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DEBT - $400 Million Credit Facility (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 15, 2016 item	Nov. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 10, 2016 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2017 item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Number of vessels sold | item					0		0
Payment of PIK interest							$ 5,341
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 400,000		$ 400,000		400,000
Number of prior credit facilities refinanced | item	6
Number of vessels mortgaged | item			45
Number of vessels sold | item								5
Drawdowns during the period		$ 400,000
PIK interest				$ 0		$ 0			$ 0
PIK interest (as a percent)			1.50%
Maximum total indebtedness to total capitalization (as a ratio)			0.70
Minimum working capital required			$ 0
Repayments for the excess cash flow sweep					4,094		15,428
Repayments of debt, including PIK				$ 0	393,507	$ 0	404,941
Payment of PIK interest					$ 5,341		$ 5,341
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | Through December 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Amortization payments per quarter			100
Minimum cash balance required per vessel owned			$ 250
Cash flow sweep (as a percent)			100.00%
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | From March 31, 2019 through December 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility
Amortization payments per quarter			$ 7,610
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | From March 31, 2021 through September 30, 2021
Line of Credit Facility
Amortization payments per quarter			18,571
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | Period Upon Final Maturity On November 15 2021
Line of Credit Facility
Amortization payments per quarter			$ 282,605
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | From June 30, 2018 to December 30, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)			105.00%
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | From December 31, 2018 to December 30, 2020
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)			115.00%
Cash flow sweep (as a percent)			75.00%
Prepayment under cash sweep required			$ 0
Threshold initial aggregate prepayments limit for prepayment under cash sweep			$ 10,000
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | After December 30, 2020
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)			135.00%
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | After December 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility
Cash flow sweep option one (as a percent)			50.00%
Vessel age repayment period			15 years
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | From January 1, 2019 To December 31, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Minimum cash balance required per vessel owned			$ 400
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | After January 1, 2020
Line of Credit Facility
Minimum cash balance required per vessel owned			$ 700
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate			three-month LIBOR
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)			3.75%

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DEBT - $98M Credit Facility (Details) - Line of Credit Facility - $98 Million Credit Facility $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Nov. 10, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2015 USD ($) subsidiary item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | subsidiary		13
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 98,000		$ 98,000		$ 98,000
Drawdowns during the period	$ 98,271
Repayment of line of credit facility			$ 0	$ 91,397	$ 0	$ 93,939
Fixed amortization payment for the first two years		$ 0
Period without fixed amortization schedule		2 years
Amount of periodic payment		$ 2,500
Maximum collateral required for prepayment of loan (as a percent)		182.00%
Number of collateral vessels | item		13
Minimum cash required to be maintained by each collateralized vessel							$ 750
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)							140.00%
LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate		three-month LIBOR
Applicable margin over reference rate for interest payable		6.125%
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Loan repayment requirement to have the ability to pay dividends after December 31, 2018		$ 25,000

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DEBT - 2014 Term Loan (Details) - Secured Debt - 2014 Term Loan Facilities $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 08, 2014 USD ($) installment	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2016
Line of Credit Facility
Term of facilities	10 years
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel (as a percent)	60.00%
Maximum facility amount of delivered cost per vessel	$ 16,800
Maximum facility amount of fair market value per vessel at delivery (as a percent)	60.00%
Percentage of outstanding principal plus interest insured	95.00%
Number of semi-annual installments in which the credit facility is to be repaid | installment	20
Amount due per installment (as a percent)	4.16%
Balloon payment of facility amount due at maturity (as a percent)	16.67%
Repayment of secured debt		$ 0	$ 24,863	$ 0	$ 25,544
LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Reference rate	three or six-month LIBOR
Applicable margin over reference rate (as a percent)	2.50%
Baltic Hornet
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 16,800
Period after latest vessel delivery date for first periodic repayment	6 months
Baltic Wasp
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 16,800
Period after latest vessel delivery date for first periodic repayment	6 months
From December 31, 2017 To June 29, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)						100.00%
From June 30, 2018 to December 30, 2018
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)						105.00%
From December 31, 2018 To December 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)						115.00%
From December 31, 2019 To End Date of Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Collateral security maintenance test (as a percent)						135.00%

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DEBT - Interest Rates (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Interest rates on debt
Effective Interest Rate (as a percent)	5.43%	6.25%	5.50%	6.04%
Minimum
Interest rates on debt
Range of interest rates (excluding unused commitment fees)	4.90%	4.06%	4.90%	3.83%
Maximum
Interest rates on debt
Range of interest rates (excluding unused commitment fees)	5.50%	8.43%	5.76%	8.43%

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - RECURRING (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Aug. 14, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	May 31, 2018	Nov. 10, 2016	Nov. 04, 2015
Fair value of financial instruments
Floating rate debt	$ 513,685		$ 551,420
Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
Fair value of financial instruments
Floating rate debt	410,425		445,000
Face amount of term loan facility	495,000	$ 495,000	495,000
Secured Debt | $108 Million Credit Facility
Fair value of financial instruments
Floating rate debt	103,260		106,420
Face amount of term loan facility	108,000		108,000	$ 108,000	$ 108,000
Secured Debt | $460 Million Credit Facility
Fair value of financial instruments
Face amount of term loan facility						$ 460,000	$ 460,000
Secured Debt | $400 Million Credit Facility
Fair value of financial instruments
Face amount of term loan facility						400,000		$ 400,000
Line of Credit Facility | $98 Million Credit Facility
Fair value of financial instruments
Face amount of term loan facility						$ 98,000			$ 98,000
Carrying Value
Fair value of financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents	165,121		197,499
Restricted cash	315		5,262
Floating rate debt	513,685		551,420
Fair value
Fair value of financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents	165,121		197,499
Restricted cash	315		5,262
Floating rate debt	$ 513,685		$ 551,420

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - NONRECURRING (Details) - item	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Fair value of financial instruments
Number of vessels written down as part of impairment	3	1	3	10

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PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS.
Vessel Stores	$ 671	$ 597
Capitalized contract costs	1,365	2,289
Prepaid items	4,274	3,426
Insurance receivable	701	851
Advance to agents	596	1,109
Other	1,593	2,177
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 9,200	$ 10,449

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FIXED ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
FIXED ASSETS
Total costs	$ 5,652		$ 5,652		$ 3,571
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,575)		(1,575)		(1,281)
Total fixed assets, net	4,077		4,077		2,290
Depreciation and amortization	18,271	$ 16,450	36,348	$ 33,336
Detail of Fixed Assets, Excluding Vessels
FIXED ASSETS
Depreciation and amortization	212	$ 73	367	$ 144
Vessel equipment
FIXED ASSETS
Total costs	4,869		4,869		2,873
Furniture and fixtures
FIXED ASSETS
Total costs	467		467		462
Leasehold improvements
FIXED ASSETS
Total costs	41		41
Computer equipment
FIXED ASSETS
Total costs	$ 275		$ 275		$ 236

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES.
Accounts payable	$ 13,344	$ 15,110
Accrued general and administrative expenses	2,445	4,298
Accrued vessel operating expenses	17,362	9,735
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 33,151	$ 29,143

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VOYAGE REVENUE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income statement
Lease revenue	$ 25,852	$ 43,987	$ 49,242	$ 86,841
Spot market voyage revenue	57,698	42,170	127,772	76,232
Total voyage revenues	83,550	86,157	177,014	163,073
Voyage
Income statement
Total voyage revenues	$ 83,550	$ 86,157	$ 177,014	$ 163,073

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LEASES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 14, 2019	Apr. 04, 2011	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases
Impairment of right-of-use asset			$ 223	$ 223
Sublease income			0	0
Total lease cost			454	906
Period from July 26, 2019 to September 29, 2025
Leases
Free base rental period of the sublease	4 months 15 days
Period from December 10, 2019 to September 29, 2025
Leases
Monthly base sublease income	$ 102
Lease agreement entered into April 2011
Leases
Lease term		7 years
Obligation of sublessor towards the cost of alterations of office space		$ 472
Lease agreement entered into April 2011 | Period from October 1, 2018 to April 30, 2023
Leases
Monthly rental payment			186	186
Lease agreement entered into April 2011 | Period from May 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025
Leases
Monthly rental payment			$ 204	$ 204
Sub Sublease Agreement | Period November 1, 2011 until May 31, 2015
Leases
Monthly rental payment		82
Sub Sublease Agreement | Period after May 31, 2015 until April 30, 2018
Leases
Monthly rental payment		$ 90

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LEASES - Balance Sheet Information (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Operating lease
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$ 8,910
Current operating lease liabilities	1,634
Long-term operating lease obligations	10,675
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 12,309
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)	6 years 3 months 4 days
Weighted average discount rate	5.15%

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LEASES - Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Lease Liabilities - ASC 842
Remainder of 2019		$ 1,115
2020		2,230
2021		2,230
2022		2,230
2023		2,378
Thereafter		4,292
Total lease payments		14,475
Less: Imputed interest		(2,166)
Total operating lease liabilities		12,309
Operating cash flow payments		$ 1,115
Operating Lease Liabilities - ASC 840
2019				$ 2,230
2020				2,230
2021				2,230
2022				2,230
2023				2,378
Thereafter				4,292
Total lease payments				15,590
Deferred rent				$ 3,468
Rent expense	$ 452		$ 904

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Purchase commitment
Vessel assets		$ 1,344,870	$ 1,320,149
Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
Purchase commitment
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 495,000	495,000	$ 495,000
Purchase Agreements for BWTS
Purchase commitment
Number of vessels to receive ballast water treatments systems | item		47
Vessel assets		$ 1,804	8,859
Purchase Agreement of BWTS for Capesize Vessels
Purchase commitment
BWTS purchase price		800
Purchase Agreement of BWTS for Panamax Vessels
Purchase commitment
BWTS purchase price		500
Purchase Agreement of BWTS for Supramax Vessels
Purchase commitment
BWTS purchase price		500
Purchase Agreement of BWTS for Handysize Vessels
Purchase commitment
BWTS purchase price		500
Scrubber Installation Agreements
Purchase commitment
Number of Capesize vessels to receive scrubber installations | item	17
Cost of scrubber installation per vessel	$ 2,250
Vessel assets		$ 428	$ 14,474

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - 2014 MIP (Details) - 2014 MIP Plan $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 07, 2014 USD ($) item $ / shares shares	Jul. 09, 2014 item shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 shares
Stock Awards
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards | shares		966,806
Percentage of Common Stock outstanding ( In percent)		1.80%
Warrants
Stock Awards
Number of tranches | item	3
Number of tiers of MIP Warrants | item		3
Volatility rate ( as a percent)	43.91%
Volatility rate term	6 years
Risk-free interest rate ( as a percent)	1.85%
Dividend rate ( as a percent)	0.00%
Total fair value of outstanding awards upon emergence from bankruptcy | $	$ 54,436
Percentage of warrant vest for anniversaries of the grant date	33.33%
Amortization expense | $			$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Vesting period of awards	3 years
Weighted Average Fair Value
Number of warrants | shares			8,557,461		8,557,461
Exercisable (in dollars per share)			$ 303.12		$ 303.12
Weighted average remaining contractual life, exercisable					1 year 1 month 10 days
Additional disclosures
Warrants outstanding (in shares) | shares			8,557,461		8,557,461		8,557,461
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards
Unrecognized compensation cost | $			$ 0		$ 0
Warrants | $259.10 Warrants
Stock Awards
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards | shares	238,066
Exercise price per share	$ 259.10
Fair value of warrant (in dollars per share)	$ 7.22
Warrants | $287.30 Warrants
Stock Awards
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards | shares	246,701
Exercise price per share	$ 287.30
Fair value of warrant (in dollars per share)	$ 6.63
Warrants | $341.90 Warrants
Stock Awards
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards | shares	370,979
Exercise price per share	$ 341.90
Fair value of warrant (in dollars per share)	$ 5.63

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - 2015 EIP Stock Options and Other (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2019	Feb. 27, 2018	Mar. 23, 2017	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 26, 2015
Nonemployee Directors
Additional disclosures
Maximum annual limit for grants (in shares)			500,000
Other Individuals
Additional disclosures
Maximum annual limit for grants (in shares)			1,000,000
2015 EIP Plan
Stock options
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards			2,750,000						400,000
2015 EIP Plan | Stock Options
Stock options
Vesting percentage of awards	33.00%	33.33%
Vesting period	3 years	3 years
Unrecognized compensation cost
Unamortized compensation cost				$ 1,030		$ 1,030
Future amortization of stock based compensation
Remainder of 2019				440		440
2020				431		431
2021				142		142
2022				$ 17		$ 17
Number of Options
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)						166,942
Granted (in shares)	240,540	122,608				240,540
Exercisable (in shares)						(40,869)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)				366,613		366,613
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)						$ 13.01
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 8.39	$ 13.69				8.39
Exercisable (in dollars per share)						13.69
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)				$ 9.90		9.90
Weighted Average Fair Value
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)						7.25
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.76	$ 7.55				3.76
Exercisable (in dollars per share)						7.55
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)				4.93		4.93
Weighted Average Exercise Price Of Outstanding Options				$ 10.43		$ 10.43
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life						5 years 2 months 19 days
Options Exercisable, Number of options				129,535		129,535
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price				$ 11.94		$ 11.94
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life						3 years 26 days
Aggregate fair value	$ 904	$ 926
Stock options outstanding - nonvested and exercisable				496,148		496,148		255,608
Assumptions and Methodology
Weighted average volatility rate (as a percent)	55.23%	71.94%
Risk-free interest rate ( as a percent)	2.49%	2.53%
Dividend rate ( as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Expected life (in years)	4 years	4 years
2015 EIP Plan | Stock Options | General and Administrative Expense
Stock options
Amortization expense				$ 229	$ 214	$ 411	$ 337
2015 EIP Plan | Stock Options | John C. Wobensmith
Stock options
Vesting percentage of awards			33.33%
Vesting period			3 years
Number of Options
Granted (in shares)			133,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Granted (in dollars per share)			$ 11.13
Weighted Average Fair Value
Granted (in dollars per share)			$ 6.41
Aggregate fair value			$ 853
Assumptions and Methodology
Weighted average volatility rate (as a percent)			79.80%
Risk-free interest rate ( as a percent)			1.68%
Dividend rate ( as a percent)			0.00%
Expected life (in years)			3 years 9 months 11 days

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - 2015 EIP Restricted Stock Units (Details) - 2015 EIP Plan - Restricted Stock Units - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 15, 2019	Mar. 04, 2019	May 15, 2018	Feb. 27, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Stock Awards
Number of common shares outstanding in respect of RSUs					228,781		228,781		216,304
Number of Shares
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares)							149,170
Granted (in shares)	29,580	106,079	14,268	37,346			135,659
Vested (in shares)							(26,745)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares)					258,084		258,084
Weighted Average Fair Value
Balance at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)							$ 12.42
Granted (in dollars per share)							8.44
Vested (in dollars per share)							15.92
Balance at the end of the period (in dollars per share)					$ 9.96		$ 9.96
Weighted-average remaining contractual life							1 year 5 months 19 days
Additional disclosures
Total fair value of shares vested							$ 230	$ 450
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards
Unrecognized compensation cost					$ 1,209		$ 1,209
Weighted-average period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost							1 year 5 months 19 days
General and Administrative Expense
Additional disclosures
Recognized nonvested stock amortization expense					$ 340	$ 421	$ 610	$ 788
Vested RSUs
Number of Shares
Number of shares vested					320,980		320,980
Weighted Average Fair Value
Vested (in dollars per share)							$ 11.59
Other Individuals
Stock Awards
Vesting period of awards							3 years

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - 2015 EIP Restricted Stock (Details) - 2015 EIP Plan - Restricted Stock - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Stock Awards
Vesting period of awards		3 years
Number of Shares
Vested (in shares)		0	0
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards
Unrecognized compensation cost		$ 0
General and Administrative Expense
Additional disclosures
Recognized nonvested stock amortization expense	$ 3		$ 6

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - Claims and Complaints (Details) - complaint		1 Months Ended
	May 26, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Number of claims filed		6
Number of complaints consolidated	6

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 02, 2019	Jul. 05, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	May 10, 2019
Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
Subsequent Events
Prepayment of amortization payment before due date				$ 15,000
Amount of periodic payment			$ 14,864
Excess of amortization payment to be applied to next payment			$ 136
Subsequent Event | Genco Challenger
Subsequent Events
Sale of assets	$ 5,250
Broker commission (as a percent)	2.00%
Subsequent Event | Secured Debt | $495 Million Credit Facility
Subsequent Events
Prepayment of amortization payment before due date		$ 15,000
Amount of periodic payment		14,728
Excess of amortization payment to be applied to next payment		$ 272