The Drechtsteden region is translating the strategic ambitions of the Wennink report and the Maritime Sector Agenda into concrete projects through the De Witt Future Pact 2035. Also read: Drechtsteden and Altena to boost maritime clustersCo-investers and scaling upThe De Witt Future Pact aims to move decisively from vision to delivery, calling on national government, regional authorities and industry to co-invest and scale up. By doing so, the Drechtsteden position themselves as a European top region for maritime manufacturing and innovation. In his February opinion piece under the heading Markets, SWZ|Maritime editor Antoon Oosting will discuss the De Witt Future Pact in more detail. Picture: Opening of the Maritime Congress Drechtsteden by (from left to right) Maarten Burggraaf, Alderman of Dordrecht and Maritime Portfolio Holder for Smart Delta Drechtsteden, Chair Gerard Schouw and André Huykman, Programme Director (quartermaster) for De Witt Future Pact 2035 (photo by Sky Productions).