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    <element id="sblk_ConcentrationRiskPercentage" name="ConcentrationRiskPercentage" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_DividendsDeclaredNotPayable" name="DividendsDeclaredNotPayable" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_PaymentsOfDividendsOutstanding" name="PaymentsOfDividendsOutstanding" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_SaleLeasebackTransactionLeaseTerms1" name="SaleLeasebackTransactionLeaseTerms1" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_DescriptionOfLesseeLeasingArrangementsCapitalLeases1" name="DescriptionOfLesseeLeasingArrangementsCapitalLeases1" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_GainOfValuationInstrumentsOnExtinguishmentOfDebt" name="GainOfValuationInstrumentsOnExtinguishmentOfDebt" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_DebtInstrumentMaturityDate1" name="DebtInstrumentMaturityDate1" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_LeaseExpirationDate" name="LeaseExpirationDate" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_ReversedAllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense" name="ReversedAllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_GrossDailyCharterInRate" name="GrossDailyCharterInRate" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_GrossDailyCharterOutRate" name="GrossDailyCharterOutRate" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_RepaymentDate" name="RepaymentDate" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
    <element id="sblk_LongTermLoansFromBank1" name="LongTermLoansFromBank1" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" />
</schema>
