# Royal Van der Leun and Royal IHC to build hopper dredger for USACE

Royal Van der Leun entered a collaboration agreement with Royal IHC to build a diesel-electric hopper dredger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The vessel will be built at Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-08-20
- Where: Panama City, Florida, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6,000 cubic yards hopper capacity
- Products: diesel-electric hopper dredger
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Royal IHC](https://endata.com/companies/2818.md) (partner)
- [Eastern Shipbuilding Group](https://endata.com/companies/5067.md) (partner)
- [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers](https://endata.com/companies/8521.md) (customer)
- [Royal Van der Leun](https://endata.com/companies/79288.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [dredgingtoday.com](https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2024/08/20/royal-van-der-leun-royal-ihc-join-forces-on-new-usace-hopper/), 2024-08-20: "Royal Van der Leun has entered in a collaboration agreement with Royal IHC to build a diesel-electric hopper dredger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers."

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