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  <element name="MadredeusStarVegaEnetiMember" id="sblk_MadredeusStarVegaEnetiMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="SalesAgentsMember" id="sblk_SalesAgentsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="MarketEquityProgramsMember" id="sblk_MarketEquityProgramsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="FirstOaktreeShareRepurchaseMember" id="sblk_FirstOaktreeShareRepurchaseMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="SecondOaktreeShareRepurchaseMember" id="sblk_SecondOaktreeShareRepurchaseMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="EquityIncentivePlan2023Member" id="sblk_EquityIncentivePlan2023Member" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="VestInMay2024Member" id="sblk_VestInMay2024Member" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="VestInMay2026Member" id="sblk_VestInMay2026Member" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="VestInMay2027Member" id="sblk_VestInMay2027Member" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="EquityIncentivePlan2025Member" id="sblk_EquityIncentivePlan2025Member" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="VestInMay2028Member" id="sblk_VestInMay2028Member" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="CharterInExpenseNewbuildingVesselsMember" id="sblk_CharterInExpenseNewbuildingVesselsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="TimeCharterMember" id="sblk_TimeCharterMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="PoolingArrangementsMember" id="sblk_PoolingArrangementsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="EarlyTerminationOfIRSMember" id="sblk_EarlyTerminationOfIRSMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="SixForeignCurrencyForwardContractsMember" id="sblk_SixForeignCurrencyForwardContractsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="InvestmentInDebtSecurityMember" id="sblk_InvestmentInDebtSecurityMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="BunkerSwapsMember" id="sblk_BunkerSwapsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="AFSDebtSecuritiesMember" id="sblk_AFSDebtSecuritiesMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="ESUN100KFacilityMember" id="sblk_ESUN100KFacilityMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="NBG80KFacilityMember" id="sblk_NBG80KFacilityMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="O2026Q1DividendsMember" id="sblk_O2026Q1DividendsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="DianaShippingIncMember" id="sblk_DianaShippingIncMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="AssetAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued" id="sblk_AssetAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="AssetAcquisitionRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents" id="sblk_AssetAcquisitionRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="AssetAcquisitionRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedConvertibleNotes" id="sblk_AssetAcquisitionRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedConvertibleNotes" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="AssetAcquisitionRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherCurrentAndNonCurrentLiabilities" id="sblk_AssetAcquisitionRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherCurrentAndNonCurrentLiabilities" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="ExcessOfNetAssetValueAcquiredOverConsiderationTransferred" id="sblk_ExcessOfNetAssetValueAcquiredOverConsiderationTransferred" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="DeliveryDateVessel" id="sblk_DeliveryDateVessel" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="VesselYearBuilt" id="sblk_VesselYearBuilt" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="Shipyard" id="sblk_Shipyard" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="ExpectedDeliveryDateVesselUnderConstruction" id="sblk_ExpectedDeliveryDateVesselUnderConstruction" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="YearBuilt" id="sblk_YearBuilt" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="Yard" id="sblk_Yard" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="Country" id="sblk_Country" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="DeliveryEstimatedDelivery" id="sblk_DeliveryEstimatedDelivery" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="MinimumPeriod" id="sblk_MinimumPeriod" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="CustomerAxis" id="sblk_CustomerAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="CustomerDomain" id="sblk_CustomerDomain" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="ConcentrationRiskBennchmarkAxis" id="sblk_ConcentrationRiskBennchmarkAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="EntityIncorporationDateOfIncorporation1" id="sblk_EntityIncorporationDateOfIncorporation1" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="NumberOfVesselsOwned" id="sblk_NumberOfVesselsOwned" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="VesselCapacity" id="sblk_VesselCapacity" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAverageAge" id="sblk_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAverageAge" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="ExpectedDeliveryDateVessel" id="sblk_ExpectedDeliveryDateVessel" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="NumberOfVesselsCharteredIn" id="sblk_NumberOfVesselsCharteredIn" type="xbrli:pureItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="ExchangedStockIssued" id="sblk_ExchangedStockIssued" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="ExchangedStockCancelled" id="sblk_ExchangedStockCancelled" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="NumberOfVesselsHeldForSale" id="sblk_NumberOfVesselsHeldForSale" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="VesselsSalvageValuePerLightWeightTon" id="sblk_VesselsSalvageValuePerLightWeightTon" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="ExecutiveConsultancyFees1" id="sblk_ExecutiveConsultancyFees1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemuneration" id="sblk_ServicesAgreementMonthlyLumpFeeRemuneration" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="LubricantsInventoryCurrent" id="sblk_LubricantsInventoryCurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions" id="sblk_OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="DeliveryDateToBuyers" id="sblk_DeliveryDateToBuyers" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount1" id="sblk_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsFinancingActivities1" id="sblk_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsFinancingActivities1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="LineOfCreditFacilityNumberOfRepaymentInstallment" id="sblk_LineOfCreditFacilityNumberOfRepaymentInstallment" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="NumberOfLoanTranches" id="sblk_NumberOfLoanTranches" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="DebtInstrumentPrepaymentAmount" id="sblk_DebtInstrumentPrepaymentAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized1" id="sblk_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="OtherBankAndFinanceCharges" id="sblk_OtherBankAndFinanceCharges" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentNonCurrent" id="sblk_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCurrentNonCurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="StockRepurchaseProgramCancelationOfRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount" id="sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramCancelationOfRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="NumberOfOfferingPrograms" id="sblk_NumberOfOfferingPrograms" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementCumulativeBunkerSavingThreshold" id="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementCumulativeBunkerSavingThreshold" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementAwardGrantedPercentage" id="sblk_SharebasedCompensationArrangementAwardGrantedPercentage" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="AccruedAuditFeesCurrent" id="sblk_AccruedAuditFeesCurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="AccruedLegalFeesCurrent" id="sblk_AccruedLegalFeesCurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="AccruedGeneralAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesCurrent" id="sblk_AccruedGeneralAdministrativeAndOtherOperatingExpensesCurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome2" id="sblk_OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome2" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="DecreaseInDeferredAssetsIncludedInOtherCurrentAssets" id="sblk_DecreaseInDeferredAssetsIncludedInOtherCurrentAssets" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="AdjustmentToOperatingLeaseIncome" id="sblk_AdjustmentToOperatingLeaseIncome" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="PreDeliveryAndPreJoiningExpenses" id="sblk_PreDeliveryAndPreJoiningExpenses" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="PortCharges" id="sblk_PortCharges" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="RealizedGainLossOnInterestRateSwapsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments" id="sblk_RealizedGainLossOnInterestRateSwapsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsAggregateNetEffectInEarnings" id="sblk_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsAggregateNetEffectInEarnings" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="GainsLossesOnEarlyTerminationOfInterestRateSwap" id="sblk_GainsLossesOnEarlyTerminationOfInterestRateSwap" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleIssuanceDate" id="sblk_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleIssuanceDate" type="xbrli:dateItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="GainOnProceedsFromWarRiskInsurancePolicy" id="sblk_GainOnProceedsFromWarRiskInsurancePolicy" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="GainOnExtinguishmentOfLiabilityToSupplier" id="sblk_GainOnExtinguishmentOfLiabilityToSupplier" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="GainOnReversalOfAccruedExpenses" id="sblk_GainOnReversalOfAccruedExpenses" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="RelatedAndNonrelatedPartiesAxis" id="sblk_RelatedAndNonrelatedPartiesAxis" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="RelatedAndNonrelatedPartiesDomain" id="sblk_RelatedAndNonrelatedPartiesDomain" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="CancellationOfShareRepurchaseProgramOutstandingAmountToBeRepurchasedValue" id="sblk_CancellationOfShareRepurchaseProgramOutstandingAmountToBeRepurchasedValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferred2" id="sblk_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferred2" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="PurchaseAgreementDate" id="sblk_PurchaseAgreementDate" type="xbrli:dateItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="NumberOfVesselsToBeAcquired" id="sblk_NumberOfVesselsToBeAcquired" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue" id="sblk_IssuanceVestedNonVestedSharesAmortizationStockBasedCompensationValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="BunkerSwapAgreementFixedBunkerSpreadPrice" id="sblk_BunkerSwapAgreementFixedBunkerSpreadPrice" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation" id="sblk_NonExecutiveDirectorsCompensation" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationImpairmentLossOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment" id="sblk_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationImpairmentLossOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="FinanceLeaseEarlyPrepaymentFee" id="sblk_FinanceLeaseEarlyPrepaymentFee" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="DebtAndFinanceLeaseInterestExpense" id="sblk_DebtAndFinanceLeaseInterestExpense" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="SecuredFinancingRelatedToCommitmentsPayments" id="sblk_SecuredFinancingRelatedToCommitmentsPayments" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="RefundOfFinancingPremia" id="sblk_RefundOfFinancingPremia" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="AdvancesForVesselsUnderConstructionAndAcquisitionOfVesselsTextBlock" id="sblk_AdvancesForVesselsUnderConstructionAndAcquisitionOfVesselsTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="OfferingCostsPolicyTextBlock" id="sblk_OfferingCostsPolicyTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="AdvancesForVesselsAcquisitionsTableTextBlock" id="sblk_AdvancesForVesselsAcquisitionsTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="InterestRateDerivativeGainLossRealizedInEarningsNet" id="sblk_InterestRateDerivativeGainLossRealizedInEarningsNet" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="VesselScrubbersAndBWTSExpense" id="sblk_VesselScrubbersAndBWTSExpense" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="SharesIssuanceNumberOfTranches" id="sblk_SharesIssuanceNumberOfTranches" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFleetPerformanceIndices" id="sblk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFleetPerformanceIndices" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="ExecutiveConsultancyFees" id="sblk_ExecutiveConsultancyFees" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="RentExpensePerMonth" id="sblk_RentExpensePerMonth" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="PercentageOfOrdersCoveredThroughCurrencyHedging" id="sblk_PercentageOfOrdersCoveredThroughCurrencyHedging" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon" id="sblk_ScrapValuePerLightWeightTon" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="NumberOfRepaymentInstallments" id="sblk_NumberOfRepaymentInstallments" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="NumberOfVesselFinancedByDebtInstrument" id="sblk_NumberOfVesselFinancedByDebtInstrument" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="FinanceLeasePaymentsPerVessel" id="sblk_FinanceLeasePaymentsPerVessel" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <element name="InvestmentSoldShares" id="sblk_InvestmentSoldShares" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="ContractualObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths1" id="sblk_ContractualObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="ContractualObligationDueInThirdYear1" id="sblk_ContractualObligationDueInThirdYear1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="GainOfValuationInstrumentsOnExtinguishmentOfDebt" id="sblk_GainOfValuationInstrumentsOnExtinguishmentOfDebt" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="ReversedAllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense" id="sblk_ReversedAllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="GrossDailyCharterOutRate" id="sblk_GrossDailyCharterOutRate" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="CancellationFeeOfSharesAndCommissions" id="sblk_CancellationFeeOfSharesAndCommissions" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="LesseeFinanceLeaseDiscountAmount" id="sblk_LesseeFinanceLeaseDiscountAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="IncreaseDecreaseInTradeAccountsReceivableNet" id="sblk_IncreaseDecreaseInTradeAccountsReceivableNet" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="DerivativeInstrumentsGainReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortion1" id="sblk_DerivativeInstrumentsGainReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortion1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears1" id="sblk_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiabilities" id="sblk_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseLiabilities" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableFiveYearsAndThereafter1" id="sblk_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableFiveYearsAndThereafter1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="TradeAccountsReceivableVoyageCharterAgreements" id="sblk_TradeAccountsReceivableVoyageCharterAgreements" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
  <element name="EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries1" id="sblk_EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries1" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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  <element name="PercentageOfVotingInterestsAfterAssetAcquisition" id="sblk_PercentageOfVotingInterestsAfterAssetAcquisition" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <element name="StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased1" id="sblk_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased1" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant"/>
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