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    <element id="sblk_NoncashEffectsOfDerivativeFinancialInstruments" name="NoncashEffectsOfDerivativeFinancialInstruments" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_GainFromInsuranceClaim" name="GainFromInsuranceClaim" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_NoncashInvestmentVesselUpgrades" name="NoncashInvestmentVesselUpgrades" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_DisclosureFairValueOfAboveBelowMarketAcquiredTimeChartersAbstract" name="DisclosureFairValueOfAboveBelowMarketAcquiredTimeChartersAbstract" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_FairValueAboveMarketAcquiredTimeChartersTextBlock" name="FairValueAboveMarketAcquiredTimeChartersTextBlock" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_ReferenceRateReformPolicy" name="ReferenceRateReformPolicy" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_ScheduleOfRelatedPartyTransactionsTableTextIBlock" name="ScheduleOfRelatedPartyTransactionsTableTextIBlock" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_InterestFinanceCostsTableTextBlock" name="InterestFinanceCostsTableTextBlock" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextIBlock" name="ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextIBlock" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsITextBlock" name="ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsITextBlock" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_NumberOfVesselsOwned" name="NumberOfVesselsOwned" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_VesselCapacity" name="VesselCapacity" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_ConsultancyFees" name="ConsultancyFees" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation" name="NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_VoyageRevenues" name="VoyageRevenues" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent" name="LubricantsInventoryCurrent" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_BunkerInventoryCurrent" name="BunkerInventoryCurrent" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_SaleLeasebackTransactionRemainingBorrowingCapacity" name="SaleLeasebackTransactionRemainingBorrowingCapacity" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_DebtAndFinanceLeaseInterestExpense" name="DebtAndFinanceLeaseInterestExpense" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_OtherBankAndFinanceCharges" name="OtherBankAndFinanceCharges" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_NumberOfLoanTranches" name="NumberOfLoanTranches" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_LineOfCreditFacilityNumberOfRepaymentInstallment" name="LineOfCreditFacilityNumberOfRepaymentInstallment" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_DerivativeNotionalAmount1" name="DerivativeNotionalAmount1" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsAggregateNetEffectInEarnings" name="GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsAggregateNetEffectInEarnings" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_RealizedGainLossOnForwardFreightAgreements" name="RealizedGainLossOnForwardFreightAgreements" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_RealizedGainLossOnBunkerSwaps" name="RealizedGainLossOnBunkerSwaps" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_UnrealizedGainLossOnForwardFreightAgreements" name="UnrealizedGainLossOnForwardFreightAgreements" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_UnrealizedGainLossOnBunkerSwaps" name="UnrealizedGainLossOnBunkerSwaps" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_BunkerSwapAgreementFixedBunkerSpreadPrice" name="BunkerSwapAgreementFixedBunkerSpreadPrice" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_DifferenceBetweenBookandFairValue" name="DifferenceBetweenBookandFairValue" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedGrantDateFairValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedGrantDateFairValue" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" type="num:perShareItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_MetricTons" name="MetricTons" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_BunkerSwapsDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue" name="BunkerSwapsDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationImpairmentLossOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment" name="AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationImpairmentLossOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_FinanceLeaseEarlyPrepaymentFee" name="FinanceLeaseEarlyPrepaymentFee" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_SecuredFinancingRelatedToCommitmentsPayments" name="SecuredFinancingRelatedToCommitmentsPayments" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_DiferrenceBetweenBookandFaieValue" name="DiferrenceBetweenBookandFaieValue" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
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