{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-322","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2-322","heading":"Delivery “ex-ship”.","body":"(1)\nUnless 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.\n\n(2)\nUnder such a term unless otherwise agreed\n(a)\nthe 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\n(b)\nthe risk of loss does not pass to the buyer until the goods leave the ship’s tackle or are otherwise properly unloaded.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2. Sales.","Part III. General Obligation and Construction of Contract."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2-322","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4cdbcace30e5482a961abd2b18575a0d0fcffb190d769d67f7a7772154ca0a31","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-321","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-323"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}