A port side view of the midships part of a Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cargo liner of the Strathmay class (1970) discharging containers at Dubai. The ship is one of Strathmay (1970), Strathmeigle (1971) or Strathmore (1971). The photographer is on the quayside looking forward and to starboard from abreast the superstructure showing a 20 feet Strick Line/P & O container from number 4 hatch being lowered onto DFDS low loader trailer number 4173 by the ship's aft tandem cranes. 20 feet containers are on the aft end of number four hatch and 40 feet containers are on number three hatch and the forward end of number four hatch. A vertical format negative. Transparencies numbers P64671CT to P64685CT were taken on the same day.