The Florida Senate

672.322  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.

History.--s. 1, ch. 65-254.

Note.--s. 2-322, U.C.C.