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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 7-2-322: Delivery “Ex-Ship”.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 7 Commercial Code.
  2. Article 2 Sales.
  3. Part 3 General Obligation and Construction of Contract.

(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.

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