Definition
A ship that is not alongside — waiting at the anchorage, bunkering offshore, or calling off port limits only — receives supplies by water. The supplier trucks the goods to a landing point and a launch boat takes them out; at the ship they are lifted on board with the ship's crane or by hand.
Under the ISSA General Conditions of Sale the supplier's price covers delivery only to the "point of delivery" — the nearest point a vehicle can reach. Delivery beyond it must be agreed in advance, overtime is charged extra, and unloading and lifting on board are the purchaser's. In other words: the launch is normally a separate line, and so is any waiting time.[1]
Agree four things with the quote: whether the price is delivered alongside the ship or ex-warehouse, the launch charge and who books it (supplier or agent), the cut-off time for the boat, and the weather limits. Fujairah and Khor Fakkan, on the UAE east coast, are among the region's busiest anchorage-supply areas.
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Sources
- [1] ISSA — General Conditions of Sale — https://www.shipsupply.org/conditions-of-sale/
A working definition for buyers, not legal advice — the contract, the convention text and your club or class have the last word.