D.C. Code § 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.