F.O.B 是 free on board 的意思。买方将指定货船派往货物装运港后,由卖方将买方所买货物装上该指定船,在货物越过船舷为止的一切清关手续,费用以及风险均由卖方承担。从这个意义上说,F.O.B 价即离岸价或船上交货价。然而在实际的交易中却并非如此绝对。假设出现买方指定货轮不能顺利靠港的情况(并非不可能),此时最常用的办法之一就是用驳船将货物 F.O.B is free on board. After the buyer ships the designated cargo ship to the port of shipment, the seller will load the goods purchased by the buyer onto the designated ship. All costs incurred and the risks involved in the clearance of the goods beyond the ship’s rail shall be borne by the seller. In this sense, the F.O.B price is the FOB or FOB price. However, it is not so absolute in actual transactions. Assuming that the buyer’s designated vessel cannot successfully reach the port (not impossible), one of the most common methods used at this time is to use a barge to transport cargo.