Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Baltic Trading Ltd [BALT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
299 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10171
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 5,699,088 $ (2) I See Footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
299 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10171
    X    

Signatures

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited -- By: /s/ John C. Wobensmith, Chief Financial Officer 03/09/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Not applicable.
(2) Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into 1 share of Common Stock. In accordance with the instructions to Form 3, holdings of shares of Class B Common Stock are reported in Table II.
(3) These securities are owned by Genco Investments LLC. These securities may be deemed beneficially owned by Genco Shipping & Trading Limited by virtue of its ownership of Genco Investments LLC. Genco Shipping & Trading Limited disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that Genco Shipping & Trading Limited has beneficial ownership of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes.

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