THE HELLENIC MARINE TECHNICAL
CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATION (HMTCA) was established officially in 1984 to provide a forum to exchange ideas among fully experienced and independent naval architects, marine engineers and technical consultants.

Other objectives of the Association are to contribute to the development of technology in the Greek ocean transportation industry, to provide expert representation of the Greek shipping community in its relationships with shipyards, insurers, financial institutions, classification societies, national and international authorities, maritime courts and arbitrations and to promote its activities within the European Community.

The Association was also founded to let the wider international shipping community know of the availability of its members to provide services worldwide.

To help promote the above goals the Association joined in 1991 the Federation of European Maritime Associations of Surveyors and Consulting Engineers (FEMAS), and in 2005 the newly founded Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration.