400.2-322. Delivery "ex-ship".
Delivery "ex-ship".
400.2-322. (1) Unless otherwise agreed a term for deliveryof goods "ex-ship" (which means from the carrying vessel) or inequivalent language is not restricted to a particular ship andrequires delivery from a ship which has reached a place at thenamed port of destination where goods of the kinds are usuallydischarged.
(2) Under such a term unless otherwise agreed
(a) the seller must discharge all liens arising out of thecarriage and furnish the buyer with a direction which puts thecarrier under a duty to deliver the goods; and
(b) the risk of loss does not pass to the buyer until thegoods leave the ship's tackle or are otherwise properly unloaded.
(L. 1963 p. 503 § 2-322)