Global Business Advocates, LLC (GBA) announced last week in Long Beach, CA that GBA had entered the marine service industry with the purchase a 65 Ft catamaran yacht. The new stealthy looking vessel is designed with twin high-speed bulbous bow hulls that enable it to cut through the water at 30 knot speeds. GBA President, Gus Hein explains, "The hull design was based on the Stars and Stripes Catamaran that dominated the America's Cup races until it was outlawed for being too fast." Hein indicated that the four powerful Star-Dec Diesel engines that comprise the boat's primary onboard propulsion system will soon

be retrofitted with advanced Arneson surface piercing props.

Currently berthed at the Port of Long Beach, the GBA Vessel will be escorted shortly to Ensenada, Mexico for final upgrades and interior buildout. After a short work-up in the shipyard, Hein

expects to deploy the vessel into immediate revenue generating operations in Southern California and Mexico,"

Global Business Advocates, LLC also announced it had joined several investment partners in negotiations with officials at the Port of Ensenada regarding a planned proposal to acquire and renovate a 30 slip yachting and fishing marina. The modernized dock facilities will provide boat owners and their crews a secure facility equipped with much needed conveniences such as laundry, showers, fuel, food, bait & tackle and shuttle service into downtown.

Global Business Advocates, LLC President Gus T. Hein was honored to participate in the planning sessions for Port Metro Vancouver's 2050 Strategy Plan. Mr. Hein presented a talk on Port and Freight Mobility in China and Latin America to Port staff, city officials, terminal operators, shipping lines, and other stakeholders. Having visited all of

China's top ports and many in Latin America, Mr. Hein is considered a relative expert on the subject. "What Vancouver was most interested in understanding from my perspective, was how different countries in Asia and Latin America approach the planning processes used to develop, operate, and govern ports and whether those

approaches offered lessons for how port communities plan on this side of the world. Hein explained, "For example, China does a good job at linking their national transportation policy to their trade and economic growth. China knows how important their ports are to the worldwide transportation network and they plan accordingly."