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Calculated Shard: 181 (from laksa044)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa181.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://plugboats.com/china-launches-electric-cargo-ship-to-carry-coal/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://plugboats.com/china-launches-electric-cargo-ship-to-carry-coal/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/plugboats.com\/china-launches-electric-cargo-ship-to-carry-coal\/","crawl_time":1776220484,"first_indexed_time":1555535311,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,plugboats!\/china-launches-electric-cargo-ship-to-carry-coal\/ s443","src_root_hash":"6275200910884166581","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"China launches electric cargo ship to carry...coal? - Plugboats","meta_descriptions":["Yep."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Yep.\nChina Daily announced that \n“the world’s first 2,000-metric-ton all-electric cargo ship has been launched in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.”\nIt is the first cargo ship in the world to use lithium-ion batteries. It\nThe ship is 70 metres long (about 225 feet) with battery energy of 2,400 kilowatt hours, the equivalent of about 40 electric cars.  It takes about 2 hours to charge up for a run of 80 kms with a top speed of 12.8 kmh (7 knots), according to its builder, Guangzhou Shipyard International.\nHuang Jialin, chairman and general manager of the ship’s designer, Hangzhou Modern Ship Design & Research Co., somehow convinced himself to give this quote: “As the ship is fully electric powered, it poses no threats to the environment.”\nUnfortunately, the ship’s task is delivering coal to run China’s power plants to generate the electricity for the ‘no threat to the environment’ ship.\nIn even more ‘good news’ Chen went on to enthuse about how much more coal the ship could carry. “Theoretically, the fully electric-powered ship could have more capacity in cargo loading. If it is equipped with larger energy batteries, it will carry goods of more than 2,000 tons.”\nAnd Chen said  the other great benefit of the ship’s technology is that “use of the new-energy cargo vessel would help greatly reduce shipping costs for electric power operators.” So they wouldn’t have to spend so much money to, you know, burn coal.\nRead the full article at \nChina Daily\nPhoto Credit:  Xia Shiyani\/China Daily\nAdd Plugboats to your Google News Feed","attrs_markdown":"![Revisit consent button](https:\/\/plugboats.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/cookie-law-info\/lite\/frontend\/images\/revisit.svg)\n\nWe value your privacy\n\nWe use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalised ads or content, and analyse our traffic. 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It\n\nThe ship is 70 metres long (about 225 feet) with battery energy of 2,400 kilowatt hours, the equivalent of about 40 electric cars. It takes about 2 hours to charge up for a run of 80 kms with a top speed of 12.8 kmh (7 knots), according to its builder, Guangzhou Shipyard International.\n\nHuang Jialin, chairman and general manager of the ship’s designer, Hangzhou Modern Ship Design & Research Co., somehow convinced himself to give this quote: “As the ship is fully electric powered, it poses no threats to the environment.”\n\nUnfortunately, the ship’s task is delivering coal to run China’s power plants to generate the electricity for the ‘no threat to the environment’ ship.\n\nIn even more ‘good news’ Chen went on to enthuse about how much more coal the ship could carry. “Theoretically, the fully electric-powered ship could have more capacity in cargo loading. If it is equipped with larger energy batteries, it will carry goods of more than 2,000 tons.”\n\nAnd Chen said the other great benefit of the ship’s technology is that “use of the new-energy cargo vessel would help greatly reduce shipping costs for electric power operators.” So they wouldn’t have to spend so much money to, you know, burn coal.\n\nRead the full article at [China Daily](http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/business\/2017-11\/14\/content_34511312.htm)  \nPhoto Credit: Xia Shiyani\/China Daily\n\n### *Related*\n[![China's electric ferry takes passengers along the Yangtze river with heavy smog in the background](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plugboats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/China-electric-passenger-ferry.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1)](https:\/\/plugboats.com\/chinas-electric-ferry-is-first-in-the-country\/ \"China&#8217;s electric ferry is first in the country\")\n\n#### [China’s electric ferry is first in the country](https:\/\/plugboats.com\/chinas-electric-ferry-is-first-in-the-country\/ \"China&#8217;s electric ferry is first in the country\")\nThe Junlyu, China’s first electric ferry, was launched in mid-November and is now carrying passengers and running sightseeing trips on the Yangtze River in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people about 800 kms inland from Shanghai. In June and July the city was the scene of protests over its…\n\nIn \"Commercial\"\n\n[![artists rendition of a large green oil tanker on the sea](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plugboats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/electric-bunker-ship.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1)](https:\/\/plugboats.com\/worlds-1st-all-electric-oil-carrier\/ \"World’s 1st all-electric oil carrier\")\n\n#### [World’s 1st all-electric oil carrier](https:\/\/plugboats.com\/worlds-1st-all-electric-oil-carrier\/ \"World’s 1st all-electric oil carrier\")\nAsahi Tanker and shipbroking agent Exeno-Yamamizu Corporation are working together to build the world’s first all-electric zero emission bunker tanker. It should be ready for use in Tokyo Bay by late 2020. 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Boilerpipe Text	Yep. China Daily announced that “the world’s first 2,000-metric-ton all-electric cargo ship has been launched in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.” It is the first cargo ship in the world to use lithium-ion batteries. It The ship is 70 metres long (about 225 feet) with battery energy of 2,400 kilowatt hours, the equivalent of about 40 electric cars. It takes about 2 hours to charge up for a run of 80 kms with a top speed of 12.8 kmh (7 knots), according to its builder, Guangzhou Shipyard International. Huang Jialin, chairman and general manager of the ship’s designer, Hangzhou Modern Ship Design & Research Co., somehow convinced himself to give this quote: “As the ship is fully electric powered, it poses no threats to the environment.” Unfortunately, the ship’s task is delivering coal to run China’s power plants to generate the electricity for the ‘no threat to the environment’ ship. In even more ‘good news’ Chen went on to enthuse about how much more coal the ship could carry. “Theoretically, the fully electric-powered ship could have more capacity in cargo loading. If it is equipped with larger energy batteries, it will carry goods of more than 2,000 tons.” And Chen said the other great benefit of the ship’s technology is that “use of the new-energy cargo vessel would help greatly reduce shipping costs for electric power operators.” So they wouldn’t have to spend so much money to, you know, burn coal. Read the full article at China Daily Photo Credit: Xia Shiyani/China Daily Add Plugboats to your Google News Feed
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[January 27, 2019](https://plugboats.com/china-launches-electric-cargo-ship-to-carry-coal/) [Antony Harris](https://plugboats.com/author/antonyharris/ "Antony Harris") [0 Comments](https://plugboats.com/china-launches-electric-cargo-ship-to-carry-coal/#respond) [China](https://plugboats.com/tag/china/), [The Gussies](https://plugboats.com/tag/the-gussies/) Yep. China Daily announced that “the world’s first 2,000-metric-ton all-electric cargo ship has been launched in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.” It is the first cargo ship in the world to use lithium-ion batteries. It The ship is 70 metres long (about 225 feet) with battery energy of 2,400 kilowatt hours, the equivalent of about 40 electric cars. It takes about 2 hours to charge up for a run of 80 kms with a top speed of 12.8 kmh (7 knots), according to its builder, Guangzhou Shipyard International. Huang Jialin, chairman and general manager of the ship’s designer, Hangzhou Modern Ship Design & Research Co., somehow convinced himself to give this quote: “As the ship is fully electric powered, it poses no threats to the environment.” Unfortunately, the ship’s task is delivering coal to run China’s power plants to generate the electricity for the ‘no threat to the environment’ ship. In even more ‘good news’ Chen went on to enthuse about how much more coal the ship could carry. “Theoretically, the fully electric-powered ship could have more capacity in cargo loading. If it is equipped with larger energy batteries, it will carry goods of more than 2,000 tons.” And Chen said the other great benefit of the ship’s technology is that “use of the new-energy cargo vessel would help greatly reduce shipping costs for electric power operators.” So they wouldn’t have to spend so much money to, you know, burn coal. 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Readable Markdown	![](https://plugboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Eletric-cargo-ship.jpg) Yep. China Daily announced that “the world’s first 2,000-metric-ton all-electric cargo ship has been launched in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.” It is the first cargo ship in the world to use lithium-ion batteries. It The ship is 70 metres long (about 225 feet) with battery energy of 2,400 kilowatt hours, the equivalent of about 40 electric cars. It takes about 2 hours to charge up for a run of 80 kms with a top speed of 12.8 kmh (7 knots), according to its builder, Guangzhou Shipyard International. Huang Jialin, chairman and general manager of the ship’s designer, Hangzhou Modern Ship Design & Research Co., somehow convinced himself to give this quote: “As the ship is fully electric powered, it poses no threats to the environment.” Unfortunately, the ship’s task is delivering coal to run China’s power plants to generate the electricity for the ‘no threat to the environment’ ship. In even more ‘good news’ Chen went on to enthuse about how much more coal the ship could carry. “Theoretically, the fully electric-powered ship could have more capacity in cargo loading. If it is equipped with larger energy batteries, it will carry goods of more than 2,000 tons.” And Chen said the other great benefit of the ship’s technology is that “use of the new-energy cargo vessel would help greatly reduce shipping costs for electric power operators.” So they wouldn’t have to spend so much money to, you know, burn coal. Read the full article at [China Daily](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-11/14/content_34511312.htm) Photo Credit: Xia Shiyani/China Daily [Add Plugboats to your Google News Feed](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWEJzZFdkaWIyRjBjeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE)
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