Skeljungur supplies bio bunker fuel to cruise ship in Iceland
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Icelandic energy company Skeljungur recently said it conducted the first biofuel bunkering operation of a cruise ship in Iceland on 5 August.
The cruise ship Scarlet Lady from Virgin Voyages visited Port of Reykjavík for the first time, where Skeljungur supplied 100 metric tonnes (mt) of biofuel using its trucks.
“This is a landmark event as it is still difficult for cruise ships to obtain clean biofuels on a global scale – but not in Iceland, where Skeljungur delivered around a hundred tonnes today,” the company said.
Þórður Guðjónsson, CEO of Skeljungur, said: “This is the first time that biofuel is supplied to a cruise ship in Iceland. The story is that Unnur Elva Arnardóttir, Director at Skeljungur, and I met Jill Stoneberg, Director of Social Affairs and Sustainability at Virgin Voyages, in Miami.
“We told her that we could offer clean biofuel in Iceland, which was quite a surprise to her. It has proved difficult to obtain such fuel in foreign ports. Subsequently, it was decided to deliver biofuel on board Scarlet Lady when the ship arrived in Reykjavík, and that is one of the reasons why we are here today,” said Guðjónsson.
Photo credit: Skeljungur
Published: 18 August, 2025
