IBM Quantum Network

2021: Development of quantum algorithms for control of cargo vessels worldwide

In the middle of February, 2021 research groups ExxonMobil also IBM developed quantum algorithms for control of cargo vessels worldwide. About 90% of world trade rely upon shipping, and more than 50,000 courts, transport each of which to 200,000 containers, daily cross water open spaces for transportation of goods for the total amount of 14 trillion dollars therefore for classical computers this task is excessive.

ExxonMobil was the first energy company which joined IBM Quantum Network in 2019 for development of different quantum applications from modeling of new materials before optimization solving of tasks. Including quantum opportunities were used for calculations which minimize the distance and time passed by merchant ships worldwide.

IBM and ExxonMobil developed quantum algorithms for control of cargo vessels worldwide

Commands of IBM and ExxonMobil began with widely used mathematical representations of a problem which consider such factors as the passable routes, movements between ports and an order in which each vessel visits ports on a certain route. Using the module of optimization Qiskit from the IBM command held testing of different quantum algorithms. Researchers found out that such different models of this problem can be effectively solved using quantum algorithms, and some of them showed the best results, than others, and the inaccuracy was quite admissible.

However all these researches were conducted on devices which are technically very limited, and so far experiments such cannot be developed in full-fledged scale. Nevertheless researchers consider that working algorithms should be developed right now that at emergence of the full-fledged quantum computer it was possible to test them in case. ^[1]

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