6-K

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January 2017

Commission File Number: 001-37947

HUNTER MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

c/o MI Management Company

Trust Company Complex, Suite 206

Ajeltake Road

P.O. Box 3055

Majuro, Marshall Islands

MH96960

(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 [X] 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): ___

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Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. (the "Company"), dated January 6, 2017, announcing that the holders of the Company's units may elect to separately trade the Class A common shares and warrants underlying such units, commencing on January 9, 2017.

SIGNATURES

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.

	HUNTER MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP. (Registrant)
Dated: January 6, 2017
	/s/ Alexander Saverys
	By: Alexander Saverys Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Common Shares and Warrants commencing January 9, 2017

January 6, 2017 — Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") today announced that holders of the Company's units may elect to separately trade the Class A common shares and warrants underlying such units, commencing on January 9, 2017. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "HUNTU" and the shares and the warrants will trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbols "HUNT" and "HUNTW," respectively. Holders will need to have their brokers contact our transfer agent in order to separate the units into Class A common shares and warrants. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade.

A registration statement relating to these securities was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2016. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus.  Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2^nd Floor, New York, New York 10014.

About Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp.

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, debt acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination, vessels, vessel contracts (including contracts for the purchase and charter-in of vessels) or one or more operating businesses, which the Company intends to be in the international maritime shipping industry.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward looking statements." Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "should" and similar expressions are forward looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company's belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company's control. Actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in the Company's registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-214058), as amended from time to time, under the heading "Risk Factors." The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

Contact Information

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp.

Ludovic SAVERYS

Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +32 3 - 247 59 10

E-mail: ludovic.saverys@cmb.be