船舶燃油污染是指船舶泄漏或排放其本身运行所携带的用来操纵或推进船舶的烃类矿物油包括润滑油及其残渣,由此污染海洋环境所造成的损失和损害。随着船舶的大型化,一艘大型散装货船或集装箱船可载燃油数千吨,这将有可能导致重大船舶燃油污染事故的发生。我国沿海海域船舶燃油污染损害赔偿状况堪忧我国沿海海域船舶数量迅速增加,船舶燃油泄漏污染事故也逐年增多。由于赔偿机制不健全,事后赔偿不足的问题给我国沿海海洋环境造成严重损害。 Marine fuel pollution refers to the loss or damage caused by the pollution of the marine environment caused by the leakage or discharge of any hydrocarbon mineral oil, including lubricating oil and its residues, carried by the vessel for the purpose of handling or propulsion of the vessel. With the large-scale ship, a large bulk carrier or container ship can carry thousands of tons of fuel, which could lead to fuel oil pollution accidents in major ships. China’s coastal waters of the ship fuel pollution damage compensation situation worrying The number of ships in coastal areas of China increased rapidly, ship oil spill pollution accidents also increased year by year. As the compensation mechanism is not perfect, the problem of insufficient compensation afterwards causes serious damage to the coastal marine environment in our country.