Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2020 by and among Genco Shipping & Trading Limited as Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and Nordea Bank ABP, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Security Agent, pertaining to the $495 Million Credit Facility

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Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Fourth Amendment”), dated as of June 5, 2020, by and among Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and Nordea Bank ABP, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and Security Agent (in such capacity, the “Security Agent”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Credit Agreement referred to below.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders party thereto are party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2019 (as amended pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2019, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2019, that certain Letter Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2020, and as further amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Fourth Amendment, the parties hereto wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as herein provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

I. Amendments to Credit Agreement.

1. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “Technical Manager” appearing therein in its entirety to read as follows:

““Technical Manager” shall mean any of Anglo-Eastern Shipmanagement, Synergy Group, Vships USA LLC and Wallem Ship Management Limited, or any Affiliates of the foregoing which provide such technical management services, or one or more other technical managers selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders.”

2. Section 4.02(b)(ii)(2) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting each reference to “180” appearing therein and substituting “360” in lieu thereof.

II. Miscellaneous Provisions.

1. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Fourth Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (i) no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Fourth

Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment and (ii) all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (it being understood that any representation or warranty that by its terms is made as of a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date).

2. This Fourth Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (i) be a waiver of or a consent to the modification of or deviation from any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents or any of the other instruments or agreements referred to therein except as set forth herein or (ii) prejudice any right or rights which any of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, the other Credit Documents or any of the other instruments or agreements referred to therein. The Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders expressly reserve all their rights and remedies except as expressly set forth in this Fourth Amendment.

3. This Fourth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A complete set of counterparts shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

4. THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

5. This Fourth Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “Fourth Amendment Effective Date”) when:

(i) the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Lenders constituting Required Lenders shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (including by way of email) the same to White & Case LLP, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036; Attention: Evan Rahn (email: ***@***); and

(ii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Fourth Amendment and the other Credit Documents (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of White & Case LLP).

6. From and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby. From and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, this Fourth Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a Credit Document.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Fourth Amendment as of the date first above written.

	GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED, as the Borrower


	By:	/s/ Apostolos Zafolias
		Name: Apostolos Zafolias
		Title: Chief Financial Officer