Virginia § 8.2-322 Delivery "ex-ship."

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.2-322 — Delivery "ex-ship."

Virginia § 8.2-322

Title 8.2COMMERCIAL CODE - SALES

Part 3GENERAL OBLIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.2-322 (2026).

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(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 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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(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 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.