'In FOB contract, seller must bear the charges for loading cargo on vessel'

Stevedoring is the process of loading or discharging/offloading of cargo to/from a ship

We have a contract on FOB basis and the cargo is to be shipped mainly in break bulk mode. The customer (buyer) will arrange the vessel. In a FOB contract and break bulk mode of transport, who is responsible for stevedoring charges — the buyer or seller?

Stevedoring technically means “from the first point in the ship’s or ship’s hold to the first point on the quay or vice versa”. It is therefore the process of loading or discharging/offloading of cargo to/from a ship. In a FOB contract, all the charges relating to the cargo till the goods are