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Industry Pioneer Per Sævik:

I Hope to Be Remembered as a Decent Man”

Per Sævik has steered his business empire through deep crises and spectacular tri- umphs. Now he is preparing for perhaps his greatest challenge yet. Retirement.

By Josefne Spiro 42

Port of Corpus Christi: 36

Deep water, big energy, and a playbook for the next era of U.S. exports.

By Greg Trauthwein 48

A Measured Recovery for the

OSV Market

The outlook for the offshore support vessel (OSV) business has brightened 42 considerably since the dark days of the previous decade and is possibly in a “Goldilocks moment” — not too weak and not too strong.

By Barry Parker 54

Powering Happiness - How

Vaasa’s Energy Cluster Drives

Finland’s Global Reach 48

Finland’s status as the world’s happiest country has become almost routine. The nation once again ranked frst in the 2026

World Happiness Report, extending a streak that dates back to 2018. Yet in

Vaasa, on Finland’s west coast, that title feels less like a branding exercise and more like a by-product of something deeper - a tightly integrated industrial ecosystem built around energy innovation.

By Amir Garanovic 54

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