The present disclosure provides a system for controlling a mobile hoisting apparatus, a method for controlling a mobile hoisting apparatus, a server, and a mobile hoisting apparatus, capable of improving efficiency and reducing cost of hoisting operations. The system for controlling a mobile hoisting apparatus includes: an environment sensing module configured to detect environment information, and transmit the environment information to a server; a positioning module configured to determine a location of the mobile hoisting apparatus to obtain location information of the mobile hoisting apparatus, and transmit the location information to the server; and the server configured to plan a travel route from a current location of the mobile hoisting apparatus to a hoisting operation location of the mobile hoisting apparatus, determine a perception result based on the environment information, determine travel decision information based on the perception result and the travel route, control the mobile hoisting apparatus to move to the hoisting operation location along the travel route based on the travel decision information, and control, at the hoisting operation location, a hoisting arm of the mobile hoisting apparatus to place goods to be transported to a corresponding target location.