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- PT Pelayaran Nasional Ekalya Purnamasari Tbk (ELPI.JK) operates as an Indonesia-based maritime company providing sea transportation and logistics services primarily in the offshore oil and gas support sector; it owns and operates more than 100 vessels including crewboats, anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, platform support vessels (PSV), utility vessels, and specialized vessels; core services encompass ship chartering on time, bareboat, and spot bases, offshore support including rig movements, anchor handling, and cargo transportation, logistics solutions such as warehousing and heavy equipment transport, engineering procurement construction installation (EPCI), shipyard repair and maintenance through affiliates PT Eka Multi Bahari in Samarinda and PT Orela Shipyard in Gresik, dry bulk transportation via subsidiary PT ELPI Trans Cargo (ETC), and maritime training including dynamic positioning certification at its Maritime Offshore Technology & Engineering (MOTE) center. Founded in 1992 in Ambon, Maluku, the company relocated its headquarters to Surabaya, East Java, in 2017 and maintains regional offices across Indonesia with operations focused on eastern Indonesia, Maluku, Papua, and extending internationally including Malaysia. Recent developments include securing a five-year US$25.9 million contract in 2024 with ExxonMobil Cepu Limited for two AHTS vessels through 2029; signing a MYR65 million vessel charter agreement via affiliate NKA Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd with Perpetro Sdn Bhd for PSV Anggrek 7501 supporting Sarawak Sabah Shell operations; allocating Rp1 trillion capital expenditure in 2024-2025 for fleet expansion adding multicats, tug & barge sets, offshore support vessels, and fast combat boats to support Rp2.3 trillion backlog potential; selling a tug & barge set valued at Rp48 billion to subsidiary ETC in July 2025 to bolster its dry bulk capabilities; expanding shipyard capacity by 30% amid full utilization for newbuilds like multipurpose vessels and crewboats; and establishing ETC in February 2025 with additional Rp9.9 billion capitalization to enhance group logistics independence.