**Exhibit12.1**

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**CERTIFICATIONOF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

 

I,Michael Bodouroglou, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Box Ships Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respectto the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presentedin this report;

 

4.The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as definedin Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

 

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by otherswithin those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designedunder our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation offinancial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusionsabout the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based onsuch evaluation; and

 

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during theperiod covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’sinternal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controlover financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (orpersons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting whichare reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’sinternal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:	March16, 2017

 

/s/Michael Bodouroglou

Name:	Michael Bodouroglou

Title:	Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)