The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined contractors Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Royal IHC on April 4, 2025, in Panama City, FL for a steel cutting ceremony, kicking off construction of a Medium Class Hopper Dredge to replace the Dredge McFARLAND of the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District. After the event, John Primavera of the USACE North Atlantic Division was among several participants interviewed by Riley Lehman of local ABC affiliate TV13 (Panama City) and by Dalton Yoder, USACE Mobile District.