Iirekhodi zokuqala zomthi webhanti lokuhambisa emva kwi-1795. Inkqubo yokuqala yokuhambisa yenziwa ngeebhedi zamaplanga kunye neebhanti kwaye iza nezithungu kunye neendlela. Uhlaziyo olunemizi-mveliso kunye namandla aqhumayo uphucule uyilo lwangempela lwenkqubo yokuqala yezinto zokuhambisa. Ngo-1804, i-British Navy yaqalisa ukulayisha iinqanawa zisebenzisa iinkqubo ze-steams zokuhambisa.

Kule minyaka ili-100 izayo, ukuhambisa umatshini ukuqalisa ukuvela kumashishini ahlukeneyo. Ngo-1901, inkampani yaseSweden yeNkampani iSandvik yaqala ukuvelisa ibhanti yensimbi yokuqala yentsimbi. Nje ukuba yakhiwe ngesikhumba, irabha okanye imitya ye-canvas, inkqubo yokuhambisa iqala ukusebenzisa indibaniselwano eyahlukeneyo yelaphu okanye izixhobo zokwenziwa kweebhanti.

Iinkqubo zokuhambisa ziye zaphuhliswa kumashumi eminyaka kwaye azisekho nje incwadana yemigaqo okanye ixhotywe. Namhlanje, iinkqubo zonxibelelwano ezisetyenziswayo zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kumzi-mveliso wokutya ukuphucula umgangatho wokutya, ukusebenza kakuhle, ukuvelisa kunye nokhuseleko. Ukudluliselwa kwamatshini kunokuba the tye, nkqo, okanye ukhanyisiwe. Ziqulathe indlela yombane elawula isantya sezixhobo, umlawuli olawula inqwelo moya, isakhiwo esixhasa ukuthutha, kunye neendlela zokuphatha izinto ezinjengeebhanti, iityhubhu, iipali okanye izikrelemnqa.

Umzi-mveliso wokuhambisa unikezela ngoyilo, ubunjineli, imigangatho yokwenza isicelo kunye nezokhuseleko kwaye ichaze iindidi ezingaphezu kwe-80 zonxibelelwano. Namhlanje, kukho iiphaneli zephaneli, iziselo ezifudumeleyo, ezidlulayo, ukuhambisa ngaphezulu, ukuhambisa iintsimbi, iinkqubo zentsimbi, njl.

Kwishishini lokutya, ezona ntengiso zisetyenziswa kakhulu kwimicimbi yokutya namhlanje zibandakanya iibhanti, ukuhambisa abatshatisayo, ukuhambisa ii-scredwing, intambo eguqukayo, kunye nentambo yokuhambisa kunye nokuhambisa intambo. Iinkqubo zokuhambisa zisasazile zinokwenziwa zizezisiseko kwaye zilungiselelwe ukufezekisa iimfuno zabathengi. Ukuqwalaselwa koyilo kubandakanya uhlobo lwezinto ezifuna ukususwa kunye nomgama, ukuphakama, kunye nokukhawuleza ukuba kufuneka zifudukele. Ezinye izinto ezichaphazela uyilo lwenkqubo yokuhambisa iquka indawo yasimahla kunye noqwalaselo.