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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gain from insurance claim</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Gain from insurance claim</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainFromWriteOffLiability_lbl"
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainFromWriteOffLiability_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gain From Write Off Of Liability</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainFromWriteOffLiability_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Write-off of liability in other operational gain (non-cash gain) (Note 11)</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainFromWriteOffLiability_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Exinguishment of liability related to amount of fuel and lubricants remaining on board</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainFromWriteOffLiability_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Write-off of liability in other operational gain (non cash gain) (Note 10)</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsAggregateNetEffectInEarnings"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The aggregate net effect in earnings due to derivatives.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsAggregateNetEffectInEarnings_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gain Loss On Derivative Instruments Aggregate Net Effect In Earnings</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsAggregateNetEffectInEarnings_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Total Gains/(Losses) recognized</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_GainLossOnSaleOfClaim"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GainLossOnSaleOfClaim"
      xlink:to="sblk_GainLossOnSaleOfClaim_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainLossOnSaleOfClaim_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Total amount of gain / (loss) on sale of claim.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainLossOnSaleOfClaim_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gain Loss On Sale Of Claim</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GainLossOnSaleOfClaim_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gain on sale of claim</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_GargantuaAndGoliathAndMaharajMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GargantuaAndGoliathAndMaharajMember"
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      xlink:label="sblk_GargantuaAndGoliathAndMaharajMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gargantua And Goliath And Maharaj [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GargantuaAndGoliathAndMaharajMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gargantua, Goliath and Maharaj</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_GargantuaMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GargantuaMember" xlink:to="sblk_GargantuaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GargantuaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Gargantua.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GargantuaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gargantua [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GargantuaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gargantua</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GoldmanSachsBankUSAMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoldmanSachsBankUSAMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The financial institution Goldman Sachs Bank USA.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoldmanSachsBankUSAMember_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoldmanSachsBankUSAMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Goldman Sachs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoldmanSachsSwapsMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_GoldmanSachsSwapsMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoldmanSachsSwapsMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The Goldman Sachs swaps.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoldmanSachsSwapsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Goldman Sachs Swaps [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoldmanSachsSwapsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Goldman Sachs Swaps</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_GoliathAndMaharajMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessels Goliath (ex -HN 167) and Maharaj (ex -HN 185).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoliathAndMaharajMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Goliath And Maharaj [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoliathAndMaharajMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Goliath (ex -HN 167) and Maharaj (ex -HN 185)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoliathAndMaharajMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Goliath and Maharaj</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GoliathMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GreeceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Greece [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GreeceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Greece</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The gross daily charter rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Gross Daily Charter Rate</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_GrossDailyCharterRate_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gross daily charter rate</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1080Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN 1080 (tbn Kennadi)</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_HN1081Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1081 (tbn Mackenzie).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1081Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1081 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN 1081 (tbn Mackenzie)</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1082Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1082 (tbn Night Owl).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1082Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1082 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1082Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN 1082 (tbn Night Owl)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1083Member"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1083Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1083 (tbn Early Bird).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1083Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1083 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1083Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN 1083 (tbn Early Bird)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1312Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1312 (tbn Bruno Marks).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1312Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1312 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1312Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN 1312 (tbn Bruno Marks)</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_HN1313Member"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HN1313Member" xlink:to="sblk_HN1313Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1313Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1313 (tbn Jenmark).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1313Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1313 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1313Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN 1313 (tbn Jenmark)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1359Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HN1359Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HN1359Member" xlink:to="sblk_HN1359Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1359Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1359 (tbn Star Marisa).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1359Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1359 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1359Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull HN 1359 (tbn Star Marisa)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1359Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HN 1359 (tbn Star Marisa)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1360Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HN1360Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HN1360Member" xlink:to="sblk_HN1360Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1360Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1360 (tbn Star Ariadne).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1360Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1360 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1360Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull HN 1360 (tbn Star Ariadne)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1360Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HN 1360 (tbn Star Ariadne)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1361Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HN1361Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HN1361Member" xlink:to="sblk_HN1361Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1361Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1361 (tbn Star Magnanimus).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1361Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1361 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1361Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull HN 1361(tbn Star Magnanimus)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1361Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HN 1361 (tbn Star Magnanimus)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1363Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HN1363Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HN1363Member" xlink:to="sblk_HN1363Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1363Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1363 (tbn Star Chaucer).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1363Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 1363 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1363Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull HN 1363 (tbn Star Chaucer)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN1363Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HN 1363 (tbn Star Chaucer)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN5055Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HN5055Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HN5055Member" xlink:to="sblk_HN5055Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN5055Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 5055 (tbn Behemoth).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN5055Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 5055 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN5055Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN 5055 (tbn Behemoth)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN5056Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HN5056Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HN5056Member" xlink:to="sblk_HN5056Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN5056Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 5056 (tbn Megalodon).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN5056Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN 5056 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HN5056Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN 5056 (tbn Megalodon)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HNNE167Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HNNE167Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HNNE167Member" xlink:to="sblk_HNNE167Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HNNE167Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel  HN NE 167 (tbn Goliath).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HNNE167Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN NE 167 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HNNE167Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN NE 167 (tbn Goliath)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HNNE184Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HNNE184Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HNNE184Member" xlink:to="sblk_HNNE184Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HNNE184Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel  HN NE 184 (tbn Maharaj).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HNNE184Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HN NE 184 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HNNE184Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HN NE 184 (tbn Maharaj)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HSBCFacilityMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HSBCFacilityMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HSBCFacilityMember" xlink:to="sblk_HSBCFacilityMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HSBCFacilityMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The credit facility HSBC $86,600.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HSBCFacilityMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">HSBC Facility [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HSBCFacilityMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSBC $86,600 Facility</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandlingFees"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HandlingFees" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HandlingFees" xlink:to="sblk_HandlingFees_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandlingFees_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amount of fees related to handling fees at acquisition of property, plant and equipment.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandlingFees_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Handling Fees</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandymaxVesselsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HandymaxVesselsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HandymaxVesselsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HandymaxVesselsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandymaxVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Handymax vessels.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandymaxVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Handymax Vessels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HandymaxVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Handymax vessels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeldInEscrowForHeronVesselsMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HeldInEscrowForHeronVesselsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HeldInEscrowForHeronVesselsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeldInEscrowForHeronVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Held In Escrow For Heron Vessels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeldInEscrowForHeronVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Held in escrow for Heron vessels</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_HeronConvertibleLoanMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HeronConvertibleLoanMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HeronConvertibleLoanMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronConvertibleLoanMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The Heron Convertible Loan.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronConvertibleLoanMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Heron Convertible Loan [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronConvertibleLoanMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Heron Convertible Loan</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronTransactionSoceAdjustmentsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HeronTransactionSoceAdjustmentsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HeronTransactionSoceAdjustmentsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HeronTransactionSoceAdjustmentsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronTransactionSoceAdjustmentsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Heron Transaction Soce Adjustments [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronTransactionSoceAdjustmentsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Heron Transaction in escrow account (Note 1)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVenturesLtdMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HeronVenturesLtdMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HeronVenturesLtdMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HeronVenturesLtdMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVenturesLtdMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The company Heron Ventures Ltd.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVenturesLtdMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Heron Ventures Ltd [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVenturesLtdMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Heron Ventures Ltd</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVenturesLtdMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Heron Transaction in escrow account (Note 1)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVesselsIIMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HeronVesselsIIMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HeronVesselsIIMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HeronVesselsIIMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVesselsIIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The Heron vessels.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVesselsIIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Heron Vessels II [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HeronVesselsIIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Heron vessels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HoneyBadgerMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HoneyBadgerMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HoneyBadgerMember" xlink:to="sblk_HoneyBadgerMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HoneyBadgerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Honey Badger.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HoneyBadgerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Honey Badger [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HoneyBadgerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Honey Badger</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HoneyBadgerWolverineMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HoneyBadgerWolverineMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HoneyBadgerWolverineMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HoneyBadgerWolverineMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessels Honey Badger and Wolverine.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HoneyBadgerWolverineMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Honey Badger And Wolverine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HoneyBadgerWolverineMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Honey Badger and Wolverine</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member"
      xlink:to="sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The credit facility HSH Nordbank AG $64,500.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hsh Nordbank Ag3 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG $64,500 facility</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3SupplementalAgreementMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HshNordbankAg3SupplementalAgreementMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HshNordbankAg3SupplementalAgreementMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3SupplementalAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hsh Nordbank Ag 3 Supplemental Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAg3SupplementalAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG $64,500 facility, Supplemental Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_HshNordbankAgMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The credit facility HSH Nordbank AG $35,000.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hsh Nordbank Ag [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG (Loan agreement dated October 3, 2011)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_HshNordbankAgMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HSH Nordbank AG $35,000 facility</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1338Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_Hull1338Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_Hull1338Member" xlink:to="sblk_Hull1338Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1338Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1338 (tbn Star Aries).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1338Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hull 1338 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1338Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull 1338 (tbn Star Aries)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1338Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HN 1338 (tbn Star Aries)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1339Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_Hull1339Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_Hull1339Member" xlink:to="sblk_Hull1339Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1339Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1339 (tbn Star Taurus).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1339Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hull 1339 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1339Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull 1339 (tbn Star Taurus)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1339Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HN 1339 (tbn Star Taurus)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1342Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_Hull1342Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_Hull1342Member" xlink:to="sblk_Hull1342Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1342Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1342 (tbn Star Gemini).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1342Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hull 1342 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1342Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull 1342 (tbn Star Gemini)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1342Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HN 1342 (tbn Star Gemini)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1343Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_Hull1343Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_Hull1343Member" xlink:to="sblk_Hull1343Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1343Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel HN 1343 (tbn Star Leo).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1343Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hull 1343 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1343Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hull 1343 (tbn Star Leo)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Hull1343Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">HN 1343 (tbn Star Leo)</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_LowlandsBeilunMember"
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      xlink:label="sblk_LowlandsBeilunMember_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lowlands Beilun [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Despoina</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_LowlandsBeilunMember_lbl"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsExpense_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The cost of lubricants consumed during the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsExpense_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lubricants Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Lubricants</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lubricants Inventory Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Lubricants</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Mackenzie</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_MadredeusAndAmamiMember_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MadredeusAndAmamiMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Madredeus and Amami</label>
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      xlink:label="sblk_MadredeusIMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Madredeus.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MadredeusIMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Madredeus I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Madredeus</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MagnumOpusMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Magnum Opus.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MagnumOpusMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Magnum Opus [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MagnumOpusMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Magnum Opus</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MaidenVoyageIMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Maiden Voyage I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Managed Vessels of Oceanbulk Shipping LLC.</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Managed Vessels OceanBulk Shipping [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ManagementFeesTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">ManagementFees [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ManagementFeesTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Management fees</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:label="sblk_MercurialVirgoIMember_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MercurialVirgoIMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Mercurial Virgo I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Mercurial Virgo</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Merger And Pappas Transaction [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Merger and Pappas Transaction</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Merger and Pappas Transaction - five newbuilding vessels</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Merger Pappas Transaction Soce Adjustments [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The minimum liquid funds that the company is required to maintain under the credit facility covenant terms.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MinimumLiquidFundsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Minimum Liquid Funds [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MinimumLiquidFundsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Company's Minimum Liquid Funds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_MinimumLiquidFundsPerVesselMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_MinimumLiquidFundsPerVesselMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MinimumLiquidFundsPerVesselMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The minimum liquid funds per vessel that the company is required to maintain under the credit facility covenant terms.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MinimumLiquidFundsPerVesselMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Minimum Liquid Funds Per Vessel [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_MinimumLiquidFundsPerVesselMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Minimum Liquid Funds per Vessel</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_NIBCFacilityMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Oceanbulk Maritime Soce Adjustments [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Oceanbulk Sellers.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OceanbulkSellersMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Oceanbulk Sellers [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Office Rent [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OfficeRentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Office rent</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Operating Vessels Sold And Delivered [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OperatingVesselsSoldAndDeliveredMember_lbl"
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    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Operating Vessels Sold But NotYet Delivered [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Operating vessels sold but not yet delivered</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAbstract_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other comprehensive income loss [abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAbstract_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other comprehensive income/(loss):</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock"
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      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The entire disclosure for other operational gain.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Operational Gain [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalGainTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other operational gain</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The entire disclosure for other operational loss.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Operational Loss [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherOperationalLossTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other operational loss</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amount of extra fees related to acquisition of property, plant and equipment.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Vessel Acquisition Costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_OtherVesselAcquisitionCosts_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other expenses capitalized</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PanamaxVesselsMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Panamax vessels.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PanamaxVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Panamax Vessels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PanamaxVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Panamax vessels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PantagruelIMember_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PantagruelIMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pantagruel I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PantagruelIMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pantagruel</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PappasCompaniesMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pappas Companies [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PappasCompaniesMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pappas Companies</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PappasCompaniesMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Merger &amp; Pappas Transaction (Note 1)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsForPostemploymentBenefitsShares_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Payments For Postemployment Benefits Shares</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsForPostemploymentBenefitsShares_lbl"
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    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The cash outflow to acquire above market charters.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsToAcquireAboveMarketAcquiredTimeCharters_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Payments To Acquire Above Market Acquired Time Charters</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PaymentsToAcquireAboveMarketAcquiredTimeCharters_lbl"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PeloreusMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Peloreus [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PeloreusMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Peloreus</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PendulumIMember_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PendulumIMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pendulum I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pendulum</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Disclosure of accounting policy for administrative personnel pension plans of the Company.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionRetirementBenefitObligationsAdministrativePersonnelPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PensionRetirementBenefitObligationsAdministrativePersonnelPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pension indemnities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Percent of quarterly installments deferred.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PercentOfQuarterlyInstallmentsDeferred_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percent Of Quarterly Installments Deferred</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percent of quarterly installments deferred</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PercentageOfFutureProceedsSold_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percentage Of Future Proceeds Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of future proceeds sold</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_PeriodicPaymentsDeferredAmount_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The amount of periodic payments deferred.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Proceeds received on transfer of claim.</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Proceeds Received On Transfer Claim</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Procurement Services Daily Fee</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Procurement services daily fee</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The company Product Shipping &amp; Trading S.A.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Product Shipping Trading [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Product Shipping &amp; Trading S.A.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Renascentia [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Renewal Consultancy Agreements [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth"
      xlink:to="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The amount of monthly rent.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Rent Expense Per Month</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Rent expense per month</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ResultsOfOperationsForCompaniesAcquiredTableTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_ResultsOfOperationsForCompaniesAcquiredTableTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ResultsOfOperationsForCompaniesAcquiredTableTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_ResultsOfOperationsForCompaniesAcquiredTableTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ResultsOfOperationsForCompaniesAcquiredTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure of the results of operations for companies acquired, since the acquisition date.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ResultsOfOperationsForCompaniesAcquiredTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Results Of Operations For Companies Acquired [TableText Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ResultsOfOperationsForCompaniesAcquiredTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Results Of Operations For Companies Acquired</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_RevenueExpenseRecognitionPolicyTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_RevenueExpenseRecognitionPolicyTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RevenueExpenseRecognitionPolicyTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_RevenueExpenseRecognitionPolicyTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RevenueExpenseRecognitionPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Disclosure of accounting policy regarding recognition of revenue and related expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RevenueExpenseRecognitionPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Revenue Expense Recognition [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RevenueExpenseRecognitionPolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounting for revenue and related expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_ReverseStockSplitMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ReverseStockSplitMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_ReverseStockSplitMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reverse Stock Split [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ReverseStockSplitMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reverse stock split</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_RobertaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_RobertaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RobertaMember" xlink:to="sblk_RobertaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RobertaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Roberta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RobertaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Roberta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RobertaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Roberta</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_RodonMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_RodonMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_RodonMember" xlink:to="sblk_RodonMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RodonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Rodon.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RodonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Rodon [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_RodonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Rodon</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SWSVesselsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SWSVesselsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SWSVesselsMember" xlink:to="sblk_SWSVesselsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SWSVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SWS Vessels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SWSVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SWS Vessels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleLeasebackArrangementMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SaleLeasebackArrangementMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SaleLeasebackArrangementMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_SaleLeasebackArrangementMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleLeasebackArrangementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sale Leaseback Arrangement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleLeasebackArrangementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sale Leaseback arrangement with CSSC</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds"
      xlink:to="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The amount received from selling a percentage of interest in future proceeds, related to recovery of commercial claims.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sale Of Future Claims Proceeds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleOfFutureClaimsProceeds_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sale of future claims proceeds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleVesselsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SaleVesselsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SaleVesselsMember" xlink:to="sblk_SaleVesselsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sale Of Vessels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SaleVesselsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sale of Vessels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SandraMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SandraMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SandraMember" xlink:to="sblk_SandraMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SandraMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Pauline.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SandraMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sandra [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SandraMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Pauline</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SandraMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Pauline (ex Sandra)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ScheduleFairValueMeasurementsOnNonRecurringBasisTableTextBlock"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ScheduleFairValueMeasurementsOnNonRecurringBasisTableTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_ScheduleFairValueMeasurementsOnNonRecurringBasisTableTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ScheduleFairValueMeasurementsOnNonRecurringBasisTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure of fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ScheduleFairValueMeasurementsOnNonRecurringBasisTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule Of Fair Value Measurements On Non Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ScheduleFairValueMeasurementsOnNonRecurringBasisTableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair value measurements on Non recurring basis</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SchedulePurchasePriceAllocation1TableTextBlock"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SchedulePurchasePriceAllocation1TableTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SchedulePurchasePriceAllocation1TableTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_SchedulePurchasePriceAllocation1TableTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SchedulePurchasePriceAllocation1TableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure of all of the fair values of the purchase price and assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SchedulePurchasePriceAllocation1TableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule Of Purchase Price Allocation1 [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SchedulePurchasePriceAllocation1TableTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule Of Purchase Price Allocation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon"
      xlink:to="sblk_ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">the scrap value of vessels per light weight ton (lwt).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Scrap Value Per Light Weight Ton</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">scrap value per light weight ton</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_Second-priorityMortgageMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_Second-priorityMortgageMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_Second-priorityMortgageMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_Second-priorityMortgageMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Second-priorityMortgageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Second-priority mortgage [member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_Second-priorityMortgageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Second-priority mortgage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SecondInstallmentMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Second Installment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondInstallmentMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Second Installment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondPriorityMortgageMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SecondPriorityMortgageMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SecondPriorityMortgageMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_SecondPriorityMortgageMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondPriorityMortgageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Second Priority Mortgage [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SecondPriorityMortgageMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Second-priority mortgage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_SerenityIMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_SerenityIMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_SerenityIMember" xlink:to="sblk_SerenityIMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SerenityIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Serenity I.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SerenityIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Serenity I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_SerenityIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Serenity I</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration"
      xlink:to="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Annual lump fee payable to Interchart, as part of the Services Agreement for brokering and commercial services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Services Agreement Annual Lump Fee Remuneration</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementAnnualLumpFeeRemuneration_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Annual lump sum fee</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementDailyFeeRemunerationPerVessel"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_ServicesAgreementDailyFeeRemunerationPerVessel" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ServicesAgreementDailyFeeRemunerationPerVessel"
      xlink:to="sblk_ServicesAgreementDailyFeeRemunerationPerVessel_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementDailyFeeRemunerationPerVessel_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Daily fee per vessel, as part of the Services Agreement for procurement services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementDailyFeeRemunerationPerVessel_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Services Agreement Daily Fee Remuneration Per Vessel</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementDailyFeeRemunerationPerVessel_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Daily management fee per vessel</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_ServicesAgreementMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ServicesAgreementMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_ServicesAgreementMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Services agreement with related parties for chartering, brokering and commercial services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Services Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Services Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemunerationPerVessel"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemunerationPerVessel" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemunerationPerVessel"
      xlink:to="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemunerationPerVessel_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemunerationPerVessel_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Monthly lump fee per vessel, as part of an agreement for commercial, technical, crewing or brokering services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemunerationPerVessel_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Services Agreement Monthly Lump Fee Remuneration Per Vessel</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemunerationPerVessel_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Monthly lump sum management fee per vessel</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemuneration"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemuneration" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemuneration"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Aquarius ( ex-HN 5040).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAquariusMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Aquarius [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAquariusMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Aquarius ( ex-HN 5040)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAquariusMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Aquarius</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAriesMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarAriesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarAriesMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarAriesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAriesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Aries [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAriesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Aries</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAuroraMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarAuroraMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarAuroraMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarAuroraMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAuroraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Aurora.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAuroraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Aurora [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarAuroraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Aurora</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarBetaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBetaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Beta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Beta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Beta (ex B Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Beta (ex B Duckling) - Disposed</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Big And Star Mega [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigAndStarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Big and Star Mega</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarBigMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBigMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Big.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Big [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBigMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Big</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisIIIMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarBorealisIIIMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBorealisIIIMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarBorealisIIIMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisIIIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Borealis III [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisIIIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Borealis</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisIIMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarBorealisIIMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBorealisIIMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarBorealisIIMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisIIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Borealis II [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisIIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Borealis</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarBorealisMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBorealisMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarBorealisMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Borealis.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Borealis [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBorealisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Borealis</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBulkCarriersCorporationAndBocimarInternationalNVAndGoldenOceanGroupLimitedAndCTransportHoldingLtdMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarBulkCarriersCorporationAndBocimarInternationalNVAndGoldenOceanGroupLimitedAndCTransportHoldingLtdMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarBulkCarriersCorporationAndBocimarInternationalNVAndGoldenOceanGroupLimitedAndCTransportHoldingLtdMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarBulkCarriersCorporationAndBocimarInternationalNVAndGoldenOceanGroupLimitedAndCTransportHoldingLtdMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBulkCarriersCorporationAndBocimarInternationalNVAndGoldenOceanGroupLimitedAndCTransportHoldingLtdMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Bulk Carriers Corporation And Bocimar International NV And Golden Ocean Group Limited And C Transport Holding Ltd [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarBulkCarriersCorporationAndBocimarInternationalNVAndGoldenOceanGroupLimitedAndCTransportHoldingLtdMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Bulk Carriers Corp., Bocimar International NV, Golden Ocean Group Limited and C Transport Holding Ltd</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallenger1Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarChallenger1Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarChallenger1Member"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarChallenger1Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallenger1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Challenger 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallenger1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Challenger</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallengerMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarChallengerMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarChallengerMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarChallengerMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallengerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Challenger.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallengerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Challenger [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChallengerMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Challenger</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChristiannaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarChristiannaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarChristiannaMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarChristiannaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChristiannaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Christianna.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChristiannaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Christianna [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarChristiannaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Christianna</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarClaudiaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarClaudiaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarClaudiaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarClaudiaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarClaudiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Claudia.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarClaudiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Claudia [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarClaudiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Claudia</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarCosmoMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarCosmoMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Cosmo.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Cosmo [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Cosmo</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoReducedAmountMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarCosmoReducedAmountMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarCosmoReducedAmountMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarCosmoReducedAmountMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoReducedAmountMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Cosmo Reduced Amount [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarCosmoReducedAmountMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Cosmo reduced amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDanaiMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarDanaiMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarDanaiMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarDanaiMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDanaiMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Danai.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDanaiMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Danai [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDanaiMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Danai</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarDeltaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarDeltaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Delta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Delta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Delta (ex F Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarDeltaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Delta</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEleonoraMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarEleonoraMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarEleonoraMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarEleonoraMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEleonoraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Eleonora.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEleonoraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Eleonora [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEleonoraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Eleonora</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEmilyMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarEmilyMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarEmilyMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarEmilyMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEmilyMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Emily.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEmilyMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Emily [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEmilyMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Emily</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Epsilon And Star Kappa 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonAndStarKappa1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Epsilon And Star Kappa</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarEpsilonMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarEpsilonMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Epsilon.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Epsilon [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Epsilon (ex G Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarEpsilonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Epsilon</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighter1Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarFighter1Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarFighter1Member" xlink:to="sblk_StarFighter1Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighter1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Fighter 1 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighter1Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Fighter</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighterMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarFighterMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarFighterMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarFighterMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighterMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Fighter.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighterMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Fighter [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarFighterMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Fighter</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Gamma And Star Cosmo [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaAndStarCosmoMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Gamma and Star Cosmo</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarGammaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarGammaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Gamma.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Gamma [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Gamma (ex C Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGammaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Gamma</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGeorgiaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarGeorgiaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarGeorgiaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarGeorgiaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGeorgiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Georgia.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGeorgiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Georgia [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGeorgiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Georgia</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGwynethMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarGwynethMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarGwynethMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarGwynethMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGwynethMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Gwyneth.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGwynethMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Gwyneth [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarGwynethMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Gwyneth</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarHelenaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarHelenaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarHelenaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarHelenaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarHelenaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Helena.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarHelenaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Helena [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarHelenaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Helena</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarIrisMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarIrisMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarIrisMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarIrisMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarIrisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Iris.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarIrisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Iris [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarIrisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Iris</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJenniferMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarJenniferMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarJenniferMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarJenniferMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJenniferMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Jennifer.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJenniferMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Jennifer [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJenniferMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Jennifer</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJuliaAndStarTatiannaAndStarMonikaAndStarKimMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarJuliaAndStarTatiannaAndStarMonikaAndStarKimMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarJuliaAndStarTatiannaAndStarMonikaAndStarKimMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarJuliaAndStarTatiannaAndStarMonikaAndStarKimMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJuliaAndStarTatiannaAndStarMonikaAndStarKimMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessels Star Julia, Star Tatianna, Star Monika and Star Kim.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJuliaAndStarTatiannaAndStarMonikaAndStarKimMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Julia And Star Tatianna And Star Monika And Star Kim [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJuliaAndStarTatiannaAndStarMonikaAndStarKimMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Julia, Star Tatianna, Star Monika and Star Kim</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJuliaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarJuliaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarJuliaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarJuliaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJuliaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Julia.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJuliaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Julia [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarJuliaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Julia</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKamilaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarKamilaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarKamilaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarKamilaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKamilaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Kamila.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKamilaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Kamila [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKamilaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Kamila</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarKappaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarKappaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Kappa.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Kappa [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Kappa (ex E Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKappaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Kappa</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKimMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarKimMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarKimMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarKimMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKimMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Kim.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKimMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Kim [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarKimMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Kim</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarLauraMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarLauraMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarLauraMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarLauraMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarLauraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Laura.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarLauraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Laura [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarLauraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Laura</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarLutasMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarLutasMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarLutasMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarLutasMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarLutasMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Lutas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarLutasMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Lutas</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMariaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMariaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMariaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMariaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMariaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Maria.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMariaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Maria [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMariaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Maria</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMariellaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMariellaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMariellaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMariellaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMariellaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Mariella.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMariellaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Mariella [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMariellaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Mariella</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMarisaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMarisaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMarisaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMarisaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMarisaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Marisa [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMarisaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Marisa</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMarkelaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMarkelaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMarkelaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMarkelaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMarkelaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Markella.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMarkelaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Markela [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMarkelaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Markella</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMegaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMegaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Mega.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Mega [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Mega</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMicheleMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMicheleMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMicheleMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMicheleMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMicheleMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Michele.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMicheleMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Michele [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMicheleMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Michele</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMoiraMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMoiraMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMoiraMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMoiraMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMoiraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Moira.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMoiraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Moira [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMoiraMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Moira</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMonikaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMonikaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMonikaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMonikaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMonikaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Monika.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMonikaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Monika [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMonikaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Monika</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMorishaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarMorishaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarMorishaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarMorishaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMorishaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Morisha.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMorishaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Morisha [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarMorishaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Monisha</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNasiaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarNasiaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarNasiaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarNasiaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNasiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Nasia.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNasiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Nasia [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNasiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Nasia</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNatalieMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarNatalieMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarNatalieMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarNatalieMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNatalieMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Natalie.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNatalieMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Natalie [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNatalieMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Natalie</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNicoleMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarNicoleMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarNicoleMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarNicoleMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNicoleMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Nicole.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNicoleMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Nicole [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNicoleMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Nicole</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNinaAndStarNicoleAndStarClaudiaAndStarMorishaAndRodonAndStarJenniferMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarNinaAndStarNicoleAndStarClaudiaAndStarMorishaAndRodonAndStarJenniferMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarNinaAndStarNicoleAndStarClaudiaAndStarMorishaAndRodonAndStarJenniferMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarNinaAndStarNicoleAndStarClaudiaAndStarMorishaAndRodonAndStarJenniferMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNinaAndStarNicoleAndStarClaudiaAndStarMorishaAndRodonAndStarJenniferMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessels Star Nina, Star Nicole, Star Claudia, Star Monisha, Rodon and Star Jennifer.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNinaAndStarNicoleAndStarClaudiaAndStarMorishaAndRodonAndStarJenniferMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Nina And Star Nicole And Star Claudia And Star Morisha And Rodon And Star Jennifer [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNinaAndStarNicoleAndStarClaudiaAndStarMorishaAndRodonAndStarJenniferMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Nina, Star Nicole, Star Claudia, Star Monisha, Rodon and Star Jennifer</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNinaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarNinaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarNinaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarNinaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNinaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Nina.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNinaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Nina [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarNinaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Nina</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarOmicronMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarOmicronMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarOmicronMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarOmicronMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarOmicronMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Omicron.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarOmicronMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Omicron [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarOmicronMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Omicron</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPiscesMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarPiscesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarPiscesMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarPiscesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPiscesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Pisces (ex-HN 5043).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPiscesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Pisces [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPiscesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Pisces (ex-HN 5043)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPiscesMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Pisces</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolarisMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarPolarisMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarPolarisMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarPolarisMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolarisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Polaris.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolarisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Polaris [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPolarisMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Polaris</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPoseidonMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarPoseidonMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarPoseidonMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarPoseidonMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPoseidonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Poseidon [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarPoseidonMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Poseidon</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarReneeMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarReneeMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarReneeMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarReneeMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarReneeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Renee.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarReneeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Renee [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarReneeMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Renee</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigma2Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarSigma2Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSigma2Member" xlink:to="sblk_StarSigma2Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigma2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sigma2 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigma2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sigma</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sigma Amount Received For Fuels [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedForFuelsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sigma - Amount received for fuels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The amount of cash received as compensation for the early redelivery of vessel Star Sigma.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sigma Amount Received In Cash [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaAmountReceivedInCashMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sigma - Amount received in cash</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarSigmaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSigmaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Sigma.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sigma [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sigma</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSigmaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Sigma - Disposed</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSirius2Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarSirius2Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSirius2Member" xlink:to="sblk_StarSirius2Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSirius2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Sirius.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSirius2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sirius2 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSirius2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sirius</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVega2Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarSiriusStarVega2Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSiriusStarVega2Member"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarSiriusStarVega2Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVega2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessels Star Sirius and Star Vega.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVega2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">StarSiriusStarVega2[Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVega2Member_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sirius and Star Vega</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sirius Star Vega [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSiriusStarVegaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sirius and Star Vega</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSophiaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarSophiaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarSophiaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarSophiaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSophiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Sophia.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSophiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Sophia [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarSophiaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Sophia</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarTatiannaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarTatiannaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarTatiannaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarTatiannaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarTatiannaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Tatianna.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarTatiannaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Tatianna [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarTatiannaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Tatianna</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarThetaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarThetaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Theta.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Theta [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Theta (ex J Duckling)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarThetaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Star Theta</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarVanessaMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarVanessaMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarVanessaMember" xlink:to="sblk_StarVanessaMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarVanessaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The vessel Star Vanessa.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarVanessaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Star Vanessa [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarVanessaMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Star Vanessa</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_StarVega2Member"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_StarVega2Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_StarVega2Member" xlink:to="sblk_StarVega2Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Tranche 1 [Member]</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Tranche B - Last twenty four installments</label>
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Tsu Ebisu [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Redelivery Date</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselRedeliveryDate_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Redelivery date</label>
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      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_VesselType" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselType_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_VesselYearBuilt" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselYearBuilt_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessel Year Built</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselYearBuilt_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Year Built</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAcquired_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Number of vessels acquired.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAcquired_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Acquired</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAcquired_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of vessels acquired</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselsAndAdvancesForVesselsUnderConstructionNet"
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      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndAdvancesForVesselsUnderConstructionNet_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Agreegate amount after accumulated depreciation of operating vessels and advances for newbuilding vessels under construction.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndAdvancesForVesselsUnderConstructionNet_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels And Advances For Vessels Under Construction Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndAdvancesForVesselsUnderConstructionNet_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Operating and newbuilding vessels, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndOtherFixedAssetsNet_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndOtherFixedAssetsNet_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel">Vessels</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndOtherFixedAssetsNet_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels And Other Fixed Assets Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndOtherFixedAssetsNet_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessels and other fixed assets, net (Note 5)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndOtherFixedAssetsNet_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Vessels and other fixed assets, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsAndOtherFixedAssetsNet_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Vessels and other fixed assets, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsDelivered"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsDelivered_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Number of vessels delivered.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsDelivered_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Delivered</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsDelivered_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of vessels delivered</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselsHeldForSalePolicyTextBlock"
      xlink:to="sblk_VesselsHeldForSalePolicyTextBlock_lbl" />
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      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsHeldForSalePolicyTextBlock_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Disclosure of accounting policy for vessels held for sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsHeldForSalePolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Held For Sale Policy [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsHeldForSalePolicyTextBlock_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessels held for sale</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselsInOperationIIMember"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsInOperationIIMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels In Operation II [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsInOperationIIMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessels in operation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsInOperationsMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselsInOperationsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_VesselsInOperationsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsInOperationsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Vessels in operation.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsInOperationsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels In Operations [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsInOperationsMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessels in operation</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsNetMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Net [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsNetMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessels, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsNet"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalesAgreementsMember"
      xlink:href="sblk-20151231.xsd#sblk_VesselsSalesAgreementsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
      xlink:from="sblk_VesselsSalesAgreementsMember"
      xlink:to="sblk_VesselsSalesAgreementsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalesAgreementsMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Sales Agreements [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalesAgreementsMember_lbl"
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    <loc xlink:type="locator"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalesMember"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalesMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Sales [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalesMember_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sale of Vessels</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator"
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc"
      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalvageValuePerLightWeightTon_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalvageValuePerLightWeightTon_lbl"
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Salvage Value Per Light Weight Ton</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSalvageValuePerLightWeightTon_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US"
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsUnderConstructionMember_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsUnderConstructionMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Vessels Under Construction [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VesselsUnderConstructionMember_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vessels under construction</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Tabular disclosure for Voyage expenses (Port charges, bunkers, commissions charged by third parties, commissions charged by related parties).</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageExpensesTableTextBlock_lbl"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageExpenses_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Voyage expenses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageExpenses_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageExpenses_lbl"
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      xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label"
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    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageRevenues_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Voyage Revenues</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageRevenues_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Voyage revenues</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource"
      xlink:label="sblk_VoyageRevenues_lbl"
      xml:lang="en-US"
      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Revenue loss due to engine failure</label>
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      xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">This entire disclosure for Voyage expenses (Port charges, bunkers, commissions charged by third parties, commissions charged by related parties) and Vessel Operating expenses (crew wages and related costs, insurances, repairs, spares and maintenance, consumable stores, tonnage taxes, miscellaneous).</label>
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