Shippers brace for new rules to cut deadly sulphur emissions

By Roslan Khasawneh and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The global shipping industry is bracing for a key regulatory decision that could mark a milestone in reducing maritime pollution, but which could nearly double fuel costs in a sector already reeling from its worst downturn in decades. The shipping industry is among the world's largest emitters of sulphur behind the energy industry, with the sulphur dioxide (SOx) content in heavy fuel oil up to 3,500 times higher than the latest European