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They may be agents merely, or they may have chartered the vessel as a speculation to make a profit upon the bill of lading freight.
The shippers under the bills of lading, if they are not the charterers, are not liable for the chartered freight, but only for the bill of lading freight; and unless the bill of lading expressly reserves it, they are not subject to a lien for the chartered freight.