Looks like that diesel engine are being loaded onto a West India Line vessel. (cannot see the name, or when and where this happeded.
I was MWS during several loading operations on WIL vessels in Japan in 1976-78. Client was ARAMCO and the cargo was various component for gas cathering and desalination projects in Saudi Arabia:
PS> Didn’t realise that any of the WIL vessels still existed and active
Another old post that mention WIL vessels (among others):
The SKANDI LASER" arrived at Rotterdam Maasvlakte from Cadiz with the loaded barge "IRON LADY"heading for the “PIONEERING SPIRIT” in de Maasvlakte.
Photo: Cees van der Kooij
At Haugsøytangen, near Sløvåg, Norway the highly advanced and efficient DP3 semi-submersible ASV. SAFE BOREAS was loaded on the heavy transport vessel HUA RUI LONG. Assisted by tugs STADT FLORO, BOA BALDER, BOA BRAGE and STADT AARDAL. Photos: Capt Pieter Dekker (c)
The next Lakermax vessel BBC SAO PAOLO has successfully passed sea trials and will join the BBC chartering fleet soon.
Source: DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2025– 170
BOKA Vanguard semi-submerged for loading (Boskalis / Kuehne+Nagel)
PS> On LinkedIn it appears that some think that this is somehow in breach of the Jones Act (??):
It is built in Turkey, being transported from Turkey to San Diego on a Dutch flag HLV and will not transport anything between US ports once in operation.
Which part of the JA is broken?
HLV transport and install a high-capacity base and yoke system for ENI’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) operations.off Point Noir, Republic of Congo:
