Till 1904 Swakin was the only Sudanese port at the RED SEA and it was an important commercial center and a pilgrims port Construction of Port ,Sudan started on 1905 – it has been officially inaugurated in 1909 by the Second khedewi of Egypt Abas Helimi .In 1974 Sea Ports Corporation ( SPC) was established as one of the ministry of transport sectors and as an independent Sudanese maritime body headed by a Board of Directors.