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 OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Apollo Management Holdings GP, 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)

9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/5/2014		
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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, par value $0.01  	11/5/2014  	 	P	  	136849  	A	$15.53  	8840792  	I  	See footnote   (1)	
Common stock, par value $0.01  	11/6/2014  	 	P	  	400000  	A	$16.28  	9240792  	I  	See footnote   (1)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price 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					

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	See Exhibit 99.1.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC
9 W. 57TH STREET
43RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019		X			
Apollo Management Holdings, L.P.
9 W. 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019		X			
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC
9 WEST 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019		X			
Apollo Capital Management, L.P.
9 WEST 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019		X			
Apollo Principal Holdings II, L.P.
9 W. 57TH STREET
43RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019		X			
Apollo Principal Holdings II GP, LLC
9 W. 57TH ST.
43RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019		X			
Apollo SVF Management GP, LLC
9 WEST 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019		X			
Apollo SVF Management, L.P.
TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
PURCHASE, NY 10577		X			
APOLLO SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MANAGED ACCOUNT LP
ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD
SUITE 201
PURCHASE, NY 10577		X			

Signatures		
see signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2		11/7/2014	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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Exhibit 99.1
 
(1)          The shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Issuer reported as beneficially owned following the reported transaction are held of record by (i) Apollo Centre Street Partnership, L.P. (“Centre Street LP”), (ii) Apollo Franklin Partnership, L.P. (“Apollo Franklin”), (iii) Apollo Credit Opportunity Fund III LP (“Opportunity III”), (iv) AEC (Lux) S.á.r.l. (“AEC (Lux)”), (v) AES (Lux) S.á.r.l. (“AES (Lux)”), (vi) ANS U.S. Holdings Ltd. (“ANS US”), (vii) Apollo Special Opportunities Managed Account, L.P. (“SOMA Fund”), and (viii) Apollo Zeus Strategic Investments, L.P. (“Zeus LP,” together with Centre Street LP, Apollo Franklin, Opportunity III, AEC (Lux), AES (Lux), ANS US and SOMA Fund, the “Apollo Funds”).
 
Apollo Centre Street Management, LLC (“Centre Street Management”) serves as the investment manager for Centre Street LP.  Apollo Franklin Management, LLC (“Franklin Management”) serves as the investment manager for Apollo Franklin.  Apollo Credit Opportunity Management III LLC (“Opportunity Management III”) serves as the investment manager for Opportunity III.
 
Apollo European Credit Management, L.P. (“AEC Management LP”) serves as the investment manager for AEC (Lux).  Apollo European Credit Management, LLC (“AEC Management LLC”) serves as the general partner of AEC Management LP.  Apollo European Strategic Management, L.P. (“AES Management LP”) serves as the investment manager for AES (Lux).  Apollo European Strategic Management LLC (“AES Management LLC”) serves as the general partner for AES Management LP.  Apollo SK Strategic Investments, L.P. (“SK Strategic LP”) is the sole member-manager of ANS US.  Apollo SK Strategic Management, LLC (“SK Strategic Management”) serves as the investment manager for SK Strategic LP.
 
Apollo SOMA Advisors, L.P. (“SOMA Advisors”) serves as the general partner of SOMA Fund, and Apollo SOMA Capital Management, LLC (“SOMA Capital Management”) serves as the general partner of SOMA Advisors.  Apollo Principal Holdings II, L.P. (“Principal II”) serves as the sole member and manager of SOMA Capital Management, and Apollo Principal Holdings II GP, LLC (“Principal II GP”) serves as the general partner of Principal II.  Apollo SVF Management, L.P. (“SVF Management”) serves as the manager of SOMA Fund, and Apollo SVF Management GP, LLC (“SVF Management GP”) serves as the general partner of SVF Management.
 
Apollo Zeus Strategic Management, LLC (“Zeus Management”) serves as the investment manager for Zeus LP.
 
Apollo Capital Management, L.P. (“Capital Management”) is the sole member and manager of Centre Street Management, Franklin Management, Opportunity Management III, AEC Management LLC, AES Management LLC, SK Strategic Management, SVF Management GP and Zeus Management.  Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC (“Capital Management GP”) is the general partner of Capital Management.  Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. (“Management Holdings”) serves as the sole member and manager of Capital Management GP.  Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC (“Management Holdings GP”) is the general partner of Management Holdings.  Leon Black, Joshua Harris and Marc Rowan are the managers of Principal II GP, and the managers, as well as executive officers, of Management Holdings GP.
 
Each of the Apollo Funds disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Issuer’s common stock owned of record by the other Apollo Funds, and each of Centre Street Management, Franklin Management, Opportunity Management III, AEC Management LP, AEC Management LLC, AES Management LP, AES Management LLC, SK Strategic LP, SK Strategic Management, SOMA Advisors, SOMA Capital Management, Principal II, Principal II GP, SVF Management, SVF Management GP, Zeus Management, Capital Management, Capital Management GP, Management Holdings and Management Holdings GP, and Messrs. Black, Harris and Rowan, disclaims beneficial

 
ownership of any shares of the Issuer’s common stock owned of record by the Apollo Funds, in each case except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such entity is the beneficial owner of or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
 
The address of each of Centre Street LP, Centre Street Management, Apollo Franklin, Opportunity III, SK Strategic LP, SOMA Fund, SOMA Advisors, SOMA Capital Management, Principal II and Principal II GP is One Manhattanville Road, Suite 201, Purchase, New York 10577.  The address of each of AEC (Lux) and AES (Lux) is 44, Avenue J.F. Kennedy, Luxembourg L-1855, Luxembourg.  The address of ANS US is c/o Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town KY1-9005, Cayman Islands.  The address of Zeus LP is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, George Town KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.  The address of each of Franklin Management, Opportunity Management III, AEC Management LP, AEC Management LLC, AES Management LP, AES Management LLC, SK Strategic Management, SVF Management, SVF Management GP, Zeus Management, Capital Management, Capital Management GP, Management Holdings and Management Holdings GP, and Messrs. Black, Harris and Rowan, is 9 W. 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

Exhibit 99.2
 
This Statement on Form 4 is filed by: (i) Apollo Centre Street Partnership, L.P., (ii) Apollo Franklin Partnership, L.P., (iii) Apollo Credit Opportunity Fund III LP, (iv) AEC (Lux) S.á.r.l., (v) AES (Lux) S.á.r.l., (vi) ANS U.S. Holdings Ltd., (vii) Apollo Special Opportunities Managed Account, L.P., (viii) Apollo Zeus Strategic Investments, L.P., (ix) Apollo Centre Street Management, LLC, (x) Apollo Franklin Management, LLC, (xi) Apollo Credit Opportunity Management III LLC, (xii) Apollo European Credit Management, L.P., (xiii) Apollo European Credit Management, LLC, (xiv) Apollo European Strategic Management, L.P., (xv) Apollo European Strategic Management LLC, (xvi) Apollo SK Strategic Investments, L.P., (xvii) Apollo SK Strategic Management, LLC, (xviii) Apollo SOMA Advisors, L.P., (xix) Apollo SOMA Capital Management, LLC, (xx) Apollo Principal Holdings II, L.P., (xxi) Apollo Principal Holdings II GP, LLC, (xxii) Apollo SVF Management, L.P., (xxiii) Apollo SVF Management GP, LLC, (xxiv) Apollo Zeus Strategic Management, LLC, (xxv) Apollo Capital Management, L.P., (xxvi) Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, (xxvii) Apollo Management Holdings, L.P., and (xxviii) Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC
 
Name of Designated Filer:  Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC
Date of Event Requiring Statement:  November 7, 2014
Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:  Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

 	APOLLO CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo Centre Street Advisors (APO DC), L.P.	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo Centre Street Advisors (APO DC-GP), LLC	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO CENTRE STREET MANAGEMENT, LLC	
 	 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO FRANKLIN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.	
 	 	 	
 	By:	Apollo Franklin Advisors (APO DC), L.P.	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo Franklin Advisors (APO DC-GP), LLC	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Vice President	

 

 	APOLLO FRANKLIN MANAGEMENT, LLC	

 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FUND III LP	
 	 	 	
 	By:	Apollo Credit Opportunity Advisors III LP	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo Credit Opportunity Advisors GP LLC	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO CREDIT OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT III LLC	
 	 	 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 	AEC (LUX) S.Á.R.L.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo European Credit Management, L.P.	
 	 	its investment manager	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo European Credit Management, LLC	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Vice President	
 	 	 	 	
 	APOLLO EUROPEAN CREDIT MANAGEMENT, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo European Credit Management , LLC	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Vice President	

 

 	APOLLO EUROPEAN CREDIT MANAGEMENT, LLC	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 	AES (LUX) S.Á.R.L.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo European Strategic Management, L.P.	
 	 	its investment manager	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo European Strategic Management, LLC	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO EUROPEAN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo European Strategic Management , LLC	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO EUROPEAN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, LLC	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	V ice President	

 	APOLLO SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MANAGED ACCOUNT, L.P.	
 	 	 	 	
 	By:	Apollo SOMA Advisors, L.P.	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo SOMA Capital Management, LLC	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Vice President	

 

 	APOLLO SOMA ADVISORS, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo SOMA Capital Management, LLC	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO SOMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	
 	 	 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO PRINCIPAL HOLDINGS II, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo Principal Holdings II GP, LLC	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO PRINCIPAL HOLDINGS II GP, LLC	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO SVF MANAGEMENT, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo SVF Management GP, LLC	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO SVF MANAGEMENT GP, LLC	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 

 	ANS U.S. HOLDINGS LTD.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo SK Strategic Investments, L.P.	
 	 	its sole member-manager	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo Apollo SK Strategic Advisors GP, L.P.	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	Apollo SK Strategic Advisors, LLC	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO SK STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo SK Strategic Advisors, L.P.	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo SK Strategic Advisors, LLC	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO SK STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, LLC	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo Capital Management, L.P.	
 	 	its sole member	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO ZEUS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo Zeus Strategic Advisors, L.P.	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	Apollo Zeus Strategic Advisors, LLC	
 	 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	 	Vice President	

 

 	APOLLO ZEUS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, LLC	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GP, LLC	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, L.P.	
 	 	
 	By:	Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC	
 	 	its general partner	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	 	Vice President	

 	APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS GP, LLC	
 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Joseph D. Glatt	
 	 	Vice President