Port of Miami to sell $1.4 billion in muni bonds
Florida officials announced the largest pandemic-era municipal-bond sale backed by port revenue, hoping to tap intoMiami-Dade County said Monday it is selling around $1.4 billion of bonds due 2050 and backed by revenue from the Port of Miami, or PortMiami—the county’s largest municipal bond sale ever. That is also the largest sale tied to a port since last March, beating a $1.1 billion bond issued by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey during July 2020.
Miami is home to the largest port in Florida. It processed more than $45 billion worth of cargo during the fiscal year ending September 2020 and in normal times is home to overThe offering’s size is a sign of the strength of the overall municipal market. A stimulus- and vaccine-fueled recovery has sparked a rally in bond prices, dropped yields toward record lows and left many state and local governments flush with cash.
Investors, meanwhile, have been receptive to assets that benefit from a global shipping crunch, leading municipal bonds tied to ports to outperform other local debt. The S&P municipal-bond port index has returned over 2.4% to investors this year through Aug. 4, including price changes and interest payments. That compares with a 1.9% return on municipal bonds broadly and 0.2% on U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds.
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