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                                January 26, 2024

       Peter Allen
       Chief Financial Officer
       Genco Shipping & Trading Limited
       299 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
       New York, NY 10171

                                                        Re: Genco Shipping & 
Trading Limited
                                                            DEFA14A Filed 
January 22, 2024
                                                            File No. 001-33393

       Dear Peter Allen:

                                                        We have reviewed your 
filing and have the following comment.

               Please respond to this comment by providing the requested 
information or advise us as
       soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our 
comment applies to your facts
       and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.

              After reviewing your response to this comment, we may have 
additional comments.
       Defined terms used herein have the same meaning as in your soliciting 
materials.

       DEFA14A Filed January 22, 2024

       General

   1.                                                   Communications made in 
reliance on Rule 14a-12 must identify the participants in the
                                                        solicitation and 
describe the participants       direct or indirect interests.    Please note 
that this
                                                        requirement is not 
satisfied by including a legend with general references to filings made
                                                        by the soliciting party 
or the participants. See Rule 14a-12(a)(1)(i) and Question 132.03 of
                                                        the Compliance and 
Disclosure Interpretations for Proxy Rules and Schedules 14A/14C.
                                                        Please provide this 
information in all future soliciting materials.
               We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the 
accuracy and adequacy of
       their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or 
absence of action by the staff.

             Please direct any questions to Shane Callaghan at 202-551-6977 or 
Christina Chalk at
       202-551-3263.
 Peter Allen
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited
January 26, 2024
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