Editing Paducah, Kentucky (section)

==== Port Authority ====
* The [[Paducah-McCracken County Riverport]] Authority was established in 1964 by the legislative bodies of the County of McCracken and the City of Paducah under an equal ownership agreement. The Riverport Authority is a quasi-government agency that provides essential maritime services for the rural regions of Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, and Northwestern Tennessee.  The agency specializes in bulk, agricultural, general, and containerized cargoes, and operates [[Foreign-trade zones of the United States|Foreign Trade Zone]] No. 294.  It is the only [[United States Maritime Administration]] Marine Highway Designation on the [[Ohio River]] and the only Marine Highway port on the river that is designated for [[container on barge]] service.  The authority owns the largest flat-top crane in North America.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}