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FEATURE PROFILE OF MORAN TOWING far, 32 m (105 ft) long and 6,600 hp, 85 metric tons of bollard pull. They use a

Markey 700 hp line winch, which we be- lieve to be the largest on a tugboat to- date. This is all to meet our customer requirements, operating basically in the open Pacific Ocean where we have to handle ships through meaningful swells."

Not counting the original Mor Trac tractors, Moran has developed a fleet of two-dozen Z-drive tugs, most during the 21st century, with one currently under construction. Another four are in service for the joint venture at Costa Azul. In ad- dition, conventionally powered vessels, including three-screw pushboats by C&G

Boatworks, and the four Mor Trac tugs, have expanded the company's capacity in the past few years to serve special mar- kets.

Laura K. Moran delivers a docking pilot to NCC Dammam, inbound to Bayonne.

Pilots seem to endorse the stability of a Z-drive, when taking those first steps up the side. (Photo by Don Sutherland)

The James Turecamo gets a lot of nominations for best-looking canaler on New

York harbor, though the sweeping Joe Hack twin-screw design was developed for the rivers of Chicago, with a lot of low bridges across them. (Photo by Don Sutherland)