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.

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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.