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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Purs</b><b>uant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of t</b><b>he Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;September 14, 2018</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">PETROGRESS, INC.</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">000-55854</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">27-2019626</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Incorporation)</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">757 Third Ave., Suite 2110, New York, New York</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 33.7%; text-align: center;">(Address of Principal Executive Office)</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">[&nbsp; ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">[&nbsp; ]&nbsp; &nbsp; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">[&nbsp; ]&nbsp; &nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">[&nbsp; ]&nbsp; &nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:16.75pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:26.5pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp; Departure </b><b>of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">On September 14, 2018, Giannis Noutsos was appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer of Petrogress, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;).<i>&nbsp;</i>Mr. Noutsos, age 34, has served as the Finance Manager of the Company since August 2018. Prior to holding that position, Mr. Noutsos served from September 2008 through December 2017 as an accountant for Prime Marine Management, Inc. (&ldquo;PMM&rdquo;), a shipping company owning and managing a fleet of 32 product /chemical vessels. His duties/responsibilities, included but were not limited to, preparing PMM&rsquo;s financial statements and management reports, communicating with banks regarding PMM&rsquo;s loans, communicating with the company&rsquo;s investors, as well as involvement in the process of the acquisition and sale of vessels. Mr. Noutsos holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics (Accounting and Finance), from Piraeus University of Applied Sciences.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">PETROGRESS, INC.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">/s/ Christos Traios</p>

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pgas20180914_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Purs
uant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of t
he Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):      September 14, 2018
PETROGRESS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
000-55854
27-2019626
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
757 Third Ave., Suite 2110, New York, New York
10017
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 376-5228
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
[  ]    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company [X]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item 5.02   Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On September 14, 2018, Giannis Noutsos was appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer of Petrogress, Inc. (the "Company").
Mr. Noutsos, age 34, has served as the Finance Manager of the Company since August 2018. Prior to holding that position, Mr. Noutsos served from September 2008 through December 2017 as an accountant for Prime Marine Management, Inc. ("PMM"), a shipping company owning and managing a fleet of 32 product /chemical vessels. His duties/responsibilities, included but were not limited to, preparing PMM's financial statements and management reports, communicating with banks regarding PMM's loans, communicating with the company's investors, as well as involvement in the process of the acquisition and sale of vessels. Mr. Noutsos holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics (Accounting and Finance), from Piraeus University of Applied Sciences.
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.
September 14, 2018
PETROGRESS, INC.
/s/ Christos Traios
Christos Traios, President and Chief
Executive Officer