Amendment to Recommendation Statement (Form SC 14D9/A)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14D-9

Solicitation/Recommendation Statement

under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)

GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED

(Name of Subject Company)

GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED

(Name of Person Filing Statement)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

Y2685T131

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Peter Allen

Chief Financial Officer

299 Park Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10171

(646) 443-8550

With copies to:

Introduction

This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 14D-9 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended from time to time, the "Statement") originally filed by Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, a Marshall Islands corporation ("Genco" or the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2026. The Statement relates to the unsolicited tender offer by Diana Shipping Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation ("Diana") and 4 Dragon Merger Sub Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Diana, to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Genco, par value $0.01 per share, and the associated rights to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, for $23.50 per share in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment, the information set forth in the Statement remains unchanged.

The Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The following exhibits are filed with this Statement:

SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.