As Senior Vice-President, Operations & Technical at Algoma Central Corporation, Mr Bungard oversees all the Operations, Technical, QHSE and Procurement activities for all Algoma’s vessel management activities. Charlie’s focus is on Algoma’s key strategic and optimization priorities, ensuring safety, environmental, and operational efficiency standards are met, as per company policies, government regulations, and customer expectations. He has a lengthy and diverse experience in the marine industry operationally and technically, having been involved in a broad range of maritime activities, operations and ship management in various sectors of this industry both domestically and overseas.
Mr. Bungard initially joined Algoma Central Corporation in 2015, having started his maritime career as an Engineering Cadet with Cunard Line and progressed over 15 years at sea to the rank of 1st Engineer with Disney Cruise Line. In 2005, Charlie joined an offshore support company in the UK as Superintendent, and since then has been employed in various senior technical operations and management roles in the international marine industry. This has included work with vessels employed in Offshore Support, Tug/Barge, RoRo/RoPax, Dry Bulk, and Oil Tanker operations.
Charlie is a registered Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Marine Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology. He was educated at South Tyneside College in the UK and holds an unlimited Class 1 Certificate of Competency in Marine Engineering.