Sec Form 4 Filing - Strategic Value Partners, LLC @ GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD - 2015-05-05

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Strategic Value Partners, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD [ GNK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/05/2015 (Street) GREENWICH, CT06830 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/05/2015 P 194,617 A $ 7 3,148,978 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 05/05/2015 P 140,813 A $ 7 2,617,263 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 05/05/2015 P 27,344 A $ 7 483,062 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 05/05/2015 P 137,226 A $ 7 2,890,615 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 6 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Pric e of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Strategic Value Partners, LLC 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT06830 X SVP Special Situations II LLC C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT06830 X SVP Special Situations III LLC C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT06830 X SVP Special Situations III-A LLC C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT06830 X Khosla Victor C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT06830 X Signatures /s/ James Dougherty, as Fund Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Value Partners, LLC 05/06/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ James Dougherty, as Fund Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations II LLC 05/06/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ James Dougherty, as Fund Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations III LLC 05/06/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ James Dougherty, as Fund Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations III-A LLC 05/06/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Victor Khosla 05/06/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reported securities are held directly by Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd., Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P., Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P. and Strategic Value Special Situations Offshore Fund III-A, L.P., and may be deemed to be held indirectly by Strategic Value Partners, LLC ("Strategic Value Partners"), SVP Special Situations II LLC ("Special Situations II"), SVP Special Situations III LLC ("Special Situations III"), SVP Special Situations III-A LLC ("Special Situations III-A"), each as investment manager, and Victor Khosla ("Mr. Khosla" and together with Strategic Value Partners, Special Situations II, Special Situations III and Special Situations III-A, the "Reporting Persons"), as the sole member of Midwood Holdings, LLC, the managing member of Strategic Value Partners, in each case as described below. ( 2 )The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are or were for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owners of any of the shares of Common Stock reported herein. The Reporting Persons disclaim such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest. ( 3 )Strategic Value Partners is the investment manager of, and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company. Strategic Value Partners is indirectly majority owned and controlled by Mr. Khosla. ( 4 )Special Situations III is the investment manager of, and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. Strategic Value Partners is the managing member of Special Situations III. Strategic Value Partners and Special Situations III are both indirectly majority owned and controlled by Mr. Khosla. ( 5 )Special Situations III-A is the investment manager of, and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Special Situations Offshore Fund III-A, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. Strategic Value Partners is the managing member of Special Situations III-A. Strategic Value Partners and Special Situations III-A are both indirectly majority owned and controlled by Mr. Khosla. ( 6 )Special Situations II is the investment manager of, and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. Strategic Value Partners is the managing member of Special Situations II. Strategic Value Partners and Special Situations II are both indirectly majority owned and controlled by Mr. Khosla.

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