Moteurs Baudouin

Baudouin marine propulsion diesel engine

Moteurs Baudouin is a French manufacturer of marine and industrial diesel and natural gas engines.

The company was founded in 1918 by Charles Baudouin in Marseille, France, and later moved its headquarters and manufacturing to Cassis.[1][2] In April 2009, Chinese manufacturer Weichai Power acquired Baudouin for $3.8 million, and has since consolidated its European operations under the Baudouin name.[3][2]

For most of its history, Baudouin built exclusively low-speed diesel engines, primarily for use in fishing vessels, but following the Weichai acquisition it began to develop high-speed engines for use in a wider range of marine power applications.[4] In 2017, Baudouin introduced a range of stationary engines for power generation applications.[5] In 2020, the company began production of its first LNG-powered engines, initially for stationary use, and started development of a new diesel/LNG marine engine design.[6][2]

  1. ^ "Moteurs Baudouin - a century powering commercial marine". Maritime Journal. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Baudouin Moteurs to develop marine DF engine". The Motorship. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "China acquires French engine manufacturer". The Motorship. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Baudouin gets bigger". Maritime Journal. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Baudouin celebrates 100th anniversary, latest engines to debut". Technical Review Middle East. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ "First Gas Engines From Baudouin". Diesel Progress. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.