Exhibit 8.1

Globus Maritime Limited

128 Vouliagmenis Avenue, 3rd Floor

166 74 Glyfada, Greece

Our Reference 25810.50008/US/80773255v1

January 28, 2021

Globus Maritime Limited - Exhibit 8.1 Opinion

To Whom It May Concern:

We have acted as counsel to Globus Maritime Limited, a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s offering of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.004 per share (each, a “Common Share”) of the Company, pre-funded warrants to purchase one Common Share each, and warrants to purchase one Common Share each (together, “Warrants”), all of which were registered on Form F-3 (File No. 333-240265) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2020 and declared effective on August 12, 2020 (as amended to date and as may be further amended and supplemented, the “Registration Statement”), the base prospectus dated August 12, 2020 (the “Base Prospectus”) and the prospectus supplement dated January 27, 2021 (as amended to date and as may be further amended and supplemented, the “Prospectus Supplement”).

In rendering this opinion, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of the following documents:

(i) the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, and the Prospectus Supplement; and

(ii) such other papers, documents, agreements, certificates of public officials and certificates of representatives of the Company, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinions hereafter expressed.

In such examination, we have assumed (a) the legal capacity of each natural person, (b) the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (c) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as conformed or photostatic copies, (d) that the documents reviewed by us in connection with the rendering of the opinion set forth herein are true, correct and complete and (e) the truthfulness of each statement as to all factual matters contained in any document or certificate encompassed within the due diligence review undertaken by us.

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As to matters of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon the representations and certificates of public officials, directors and officers of the Company and others, in each case as we have deemed relevant and appropriate. We have not independently verified the facts so relied on.

We have reviewed the discussion set forth in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Tax Considerations—United States Tax Considerations—Allocation of Purchase Price”; “—Tax Treatment of the Pre-Funded Warrants“; and “—United States Federal Income Taxation of United States Holders”. Based on the representations, covenants, assumptions, conditions and qualifications described in such sections, and taking into account the fact that the discussions set forth in such sections do not purport to discuss all possible U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Common Shares, and of the ownership, exercise and disposition of the Warrants, and subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions set forth herein, we confirm that the discussions set forth in such sections, to the extent they constitute summaries of law or legal conclusions, unless otherwise noted, constitute our opinion with respect to the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Common Shares, and of the ownership, exercise and disposition of the Warrants as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, and accurately state our views as to the tax matters discussed therein (except for the representations and statements of fact of the Company included under such caption, as to which we express no opinion). We express no opinion as to any U.S. federal income tax consequences other than the opinion set forth above. Except as set forth in the paragraph below concerning Marshall Islands tax considerations, we express no opinion with respect to tax consequences under any state, local, or non-U.S. tax law.

We have reviewed the discussion set forth in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Tax Considerations—Marshall Islands Tax Considerations”. Based on the facts as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement, and having regard to legal considerations which we deem relevant, and subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions set forth herein, we confirm that the statements in such discussion, to the extent they constitute legal conclusions, unless otherwise noted, are the opinion of Watson Farley & Williams LLP with respect to Marshall Islands tax consequences as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement (except for the representations and statements of fact of the Company included under such caption, as to which we express no opinion).

Our opinions and the tax discussion as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement are based on the current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service which may be cited or used as precedents and case law, and the law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands as in effect on the date hereof, any of which may be changed at any time with retroactive effect.

This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we are under no obligation to supplement or revise our opinion to reflect any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof or the impact of any information, document, certificate, record, statement, representation, covenant, or assumption relied upon herein that becomes incorrect or untrue.

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We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 6-K, the discussion of this opinion in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement, and to the references to our firm in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, and the Prospectus Supplement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Securities Act of 1933.

Very truly yours,

Watson Farley & Williams LLP

/s/ Watson Farley & Williams LLP