Spud carriage biasing system for biasing a spud carriage of a vessel in a position in which the spud carriage accommodates a working spud of the vessel in a substantially vertical direction and for absorbing at least a portion of a moment on the spud carriage, comprising: a first hydraulic tensioning cylinder ; a first low pressure tensioning accumulator in fluid communication with a first pressure chamber comprised in the first cylinder ; a second hydraulic tensioning cylinder ; and a second low pressure tensioning accumulator in fluid communication with a second pressure chamber comprised in the second cylinder ; characterized in that the biasing system further comprises: two sets of two connected hydraulic cylinders , the first set comprising a third hydraulic cylinder and a fourth hydraulic cylinder , wherein a piston rod of the third hydraulic cylinder is connected with a piston rod of the fourth hydraulic cylinder , the second set comprising a fifth hydraulic cylinder and a sixth hydraulic cylinder , wherein a piston rod of the fifth hydraulic cylinder is connected with a piston rod of the sixth hydraulic cylinder , wherein a third pressure chamber , which is part of the third hydraulic tensioning cylinder , and a fifth pressure chamber , which is part of the fifth cylinder are in fluid communication with the first pressure chamber , which is part of the first cylinder , and wherein a fourth pressure chamber , which is part of the fourth cylinder and a sixth pressure chamber , which is part of the sixth cylinder are in fluid communication with the second pressure chamber , which is part of the second cylinder , wherein the third cylinder comprises a seventh pressure chamber provided with a pressure fluid for biasing a piston of the third cylinder toward the third pressure chamber , and wherein the sixth cylinder comprises a eighth pressure chamber provided with a pressure fluid for biasing a piston of the sixth cylinder toward the sixth pressure chamber . a first hydraulic tensioning cylinder ; a first low pressure tensioning accumulator in fluid communication with a first pressure chamber comprised in the first cylinder ; a second hydraulic tensioning cylinder ; and a second low pressure tensioning accumulator in fluid communication with a second pressure chamber comprised in the second cylinder ; characterized in that the biasing system further comprises: two sets of two connected hydraulic cylinders , the first set comprising a third hydraulic cylinder and a fourth hydraulic cylinder , wherein a piston rod of the third hydraulic cylinder is connected with a piston rod of the fourth hydraulic cylinder , the second set comprising a fifth hydraulic cylinder and a sixth hydraulic cylinder , wherein a piston rod of the fifth hydraulic cylinder is connected with a piston rod of the sixth hydraulic cylinder , wherein a third pressure chamber , which is part of the third hydraulic tensioning cylinder , and a fifth pressure chamber , which is part of the fifth cylinder are in fluid communication with the first pressure chamber , which is part of the first cylinder , and wherein a fourth pressure chamber , which is part of the fourth cylinder and a sixth pressure chamber , which is part of the sixth cylinder are in fluid communication with the second pressure chamber , which is part of the second cylinder , wherein the third cylinder comprises a seventh pressure chamber provided with a pressure fluid for biasing a piston of the third cylinder toward the third pressure chamber , and wherein the sixth cylinder comprises a eighth pressure chamber provided with a pressure fluid for biasing a piston of the sixth cylinder toward the sixth pressure chamber . <EOS>