D.C. Code § 28:2-322

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024
Section 28:2-322 - Delivery "ex-ship"
(1) Unless otherwise agreed a term for delivery of goods "ex-ship" (which means from the carrying vessel) or in equivalent language is not restricted to a particular ship and requires delivery from a ship which has reached a place at the named port of destination where goods of the kind are usually discharged.
(2) Under such a term unless otherwise agreed
(a) the seller must discharge all liens arising out of the carriage and furnish the buyer with a direction which puts the carrier under a duty to deliver the goods; and
(b) the risk of loss does not pass to the buyer until the goods leave the ship's tackle or are otherwise properly unloaded.

D.C. Code § 28:2-322

Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 651, Pub. L. 88-243, § 1.