Ness Sea Consulting is a strategic consulting firm founded by Caitlin Hardy in 2024 and headquartered in Seattle. It assists clients at the intersection of maritime and high technology in bringing new technologies to the blue economy, including commercial shipping and maritime defense. Services cover business strategy, product development, market positioning, product-market fit, and feasibility studies. The founder is a naval architect with experience in vessel construction, cruise operations, maritime startups in cybersecurity and vessel analytics, and leading the US operations of Kongsberg Discovery.