Gener8 Maritime, Inc. Announces Delivery of the Gener8 Nautilus

NEW YORK, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gener8 Maritime, Inc. (NYSE: GNRT) ("Gener8 Maritime"), a leading U.S.-based provider of international seaborne crude oil transportation services, announced that it took delivery of the "ECO" VLCC the Gener8 Nautilus on April 20, 2016 from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The Gener8 Nautilus represents the ninth of 21 "ECO" VLCCs expected to be delivered into Gener8 Maritime's fleet.  Upon delivery, the Gener8 Nautilus entered Navig8's VL8 Pool.

About Gener8 MaritimeAs of April 25, 2016, Gener8 Maritime has a fleet of 45 wholly-owned vessels on a fully-delivered basis. Gener8's fleet is comprised of 12 VLCC newbuildings and 33 vessels on the water consisting of 16 VLCCs, 11 Suezmaxes, four Aframaxes, and two Panamax tankers, with a total carrying capacity of approximately 10.8 million deadweight tons ("DWT"), and average age on a DWT basis of less than 6 years on a fully-delivered basis. Gener8 Maritime is incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands and headquartered in New York.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and observations. Included among the factors that, in the view of Gener8 Maritime, Inc. (the "Company"), could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are the following: the fulfillment of the closing conditions under, or the execution of customary additional documentation for, the Company's shipbuilding contracts; completion and funding of financing on acceptable terms; delay in the construction of the Company's newbuildings; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including without limitation, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and its subsequent reports on Form 8-K. Gener8 Maritime, Inc. does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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