December 10 - 2020 PORT SUDAN Announcement of formation of a workers committee against the privatisation of the cargo terminal in 2019 (social media) Yesterday early morning, workers at the Southern Port in Port Sudan, the capital of the Red Sea State, went on strike and closed the port's gate with containers in a protest against the appointment of a new executive director for the southern port by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure issued a decision earlier this week to appoint Bahri Mahmoud as executive director of the Southern Port for the period of one year, granting him all administrative, executive, and operational powers.