A YWAM medical ship anchored off a tropical island in Papua New Guinea

YWAM Medical Ships · Papua New Guinea

Corporate social responsibility, rooted in the maritime community.

How we contribute

At Marad, we proudly support a wide range of organisations, including relief efforts, museums, training ships, and sea cadet programmes.

As a family business, philanthropy is part of our identity. We give not for appearances but because we are rooted in our local community. Our support comes in the form of donations, product sponsorships, or both.

We stand firmly behind the mission and vision of the organisations we partner with. Below are some examples of these organisations.

Johannes van Urk

Johannes van Urk

Chief Executive Officer, Marad

Donations

Financial support for organisations whose mission we believe in, from relief efforts to maritime museums.

Product sponsorship

Free or discounted use of the Marad platform, so the vessels behind good causes stay maintained, compliant, and ready to sail.

Some of the organisations we support

Open Arms rescue crew helping a woman from the water alongside their rescue boat

Search and rescue

Open Arms

A non-profit search and rescue organisation that protects lives at sea, with rescue missions in the Mediterranean.

Visit Open Arms
Scale models of lifeboats on display under blue light at the National Lifeboat Museum

Maritime heritage

National Lifeboat Museum

The Dutch national museum for sea rescue in Den Helder, keeping the history of lifeboats and their volunteer crews alive.

Visit National Lifeboat Museum
A traditional sailing vessel with brown sails underway with young crew on deck

Youth development

Atlantic Youth Trust

Sail training and personal development for young people, building confidence and skills through time at sea.

Visit Atlantic Youth Trust

Product sponsorship

The same platform, for vessels on a mission

Rescue ships, medical ships, and training vessels need the same care as any commercial fleet. Where it helps, we give non-profit crews access to Marad, so they can plan maintenance, track spare parts, and keep certificates in order, and spend more of their time on the work that matters.

Marad for NGOs
The Marad vessel dashboard showing maintenance, crewing, certificate, and spare part status alongside a drawing of a rescue vessel
A Marad representative shaking hands with a KNRM Urk crew member at the harbour, with the rescue crew in survival suits alongside their lifeboat

Close to home

Supporting KNRM Urk

We donated three new survival suits to the volunteer crew of KNRM station Urk, who carry out search and rescue on the waters around our home port.

Read about the donation