UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of ~~March~~April 2018

Commission File Number: 001-35132

BOX SHIPS INC.

(Name of Registrant)

15 Karamanli Ave., GR 166 73, Voula, Greece

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

~~Box~~On April 19, 2018, Box Ships Inc. (the “Company”) ~~currently~~and ~~has~~Computershare noTrust ~~active~~Company, ~~operations~~N.A., inas ~~the~~Rights ~~shipping~~Agent ~~industry.~~(the ~~The~~“Rights ~~Company~~Agent”) entered ~~has~~into ~~tried, and~~Amendment ~~may~~No. 1 ~~continue~~(the “Amendment”) to ~~try~~the ~~again~~Stockholders inRights ~~the~~Agreement, ~~future~~dated as of April 18, to2011 ~~seek~~(the ~~ways~~“Rights toAgreement”), ~~restructure~~between ~~its~~the ~~equity~~Company and ~~debt~~the ~~capitalization,~~Rights ~~and~~Agent to ~~raise~~accelerate ~~capital~~the expiration of ~~sufficient~~the toRights ~~re-commence~~(as ~~operations~~defined in the ~~shipping~~Rights ~~industry.~~Agreement) ~~The~~to ~~Company~~April ~~presently~~19, ~~does~~2018. ~~not~~As ~~have~~a ~~any~~result ~~available~~of ~~credit~~the Amendment, ~~bank financing~~the orRights ~~other~~expired ~~external~~and ~~sources~~the ofRights Agreement ~~liquidity.~~terminated ~~The~~effective ~~Company~~11:59 ~~needs~~p.m., toNew ~~obtain~~York ~~capital~~City intime, ~~order~~on toApril ~~re-commence~~19, ~~operations and fund its activities~~2018.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Stockholders Rights Agreement, dated April 19, 2018, by and between Box Ships Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	BOX SHIPS INC.
Date: March 9, 2018	By:	/s/ GEORGE SKRIMIZEAS
Date: April 20, 2018	By:	/s/ GEORGE SKRIMIZEAS
	George Skrimizeas
	Chief Operating Officer

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