The International Flag-State Association (IFA), an association of the worldâs three largest registriesâLiberia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Panamaâhas been meeting since 2021. IFA is the first alliance of its kind and was designed to allow its members to have a platform to more formally engage with respect to global challenges, stakeholder insight, and the development and implementation of international instruments to enhance maritime safety, securityâŠ