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Rigging & Below-the-Hook News is Crane Hub Global’s dedicated source for the gear, engineered lift systems, and real-world rigging strategies behind today’s most complex crane operations. We cover breaking rigging developments, new equipment releases, jobsite challenges, and engineered solutions shaping lifting work across construction, industrial, wind, maritime, energy, and heavy industry markets.
From below-the-hook lifting devices and spreader beams to sling technology, hydraulic jacking systems, lifting frames, and precision rigging configurations, our reporting focuses on what’s happening in the field right now with clear, verified insight from operators, rigging specialists, and engineers.
This coverage delivers practical rigging intelligence, active jobsite problem-solving, and deep dives into the tools and methods that make high-risk lifts possible. If it matters to riggers, lift planners, supervisors, and crane crews, you’ll find it here.
Straightforward. Field-tested. Industry-backed.
Rigging news the lifting world actually uses.
Coverage Includes
Below-the-hook gear • Engineered rigging solutions • Spreader beams and lifting frames • Sling and hardware innovations • Jobsite rigging challenges • Lift planning and execution insights
Editorial Oversight
Crane Hub Global’s writers and contributors bring together real industry experience, expert insights, and authentic storytelling from across the global crane, lifting, heavy haul, and specialized transport industries. Supported by editorial oversight and publishing standards, our contributors help deliver trusted content covering breaking news, operator culture, safety, workforce wellness, project coverage, and the people who power the industry worldwide.
Under The Hook
Magazine
The Under the Hook Edition focuses on the critical lifting attachments and rigging solutions that connect cranes to the load. Covering below-the-hook equipment, rigging hardware, lifting devices, safety standards, and real-world applications, this edition highlights the engineering, expertise, and people that ensure safe and precise lifts across the global lifting industry.
Under The Hook Magazine
This new publication is dedicated to the equipment, technologies, safety practices, and professionals working beneath the hook every day. Inside this first edition, you'll find coverage of rigging safety, lift planning, inspection standards, load control technology, foundation equipment, and the innovations helping shape the future of lifting operations.
Featured stories include:
🔹 Under the Hook News
🔹 Coverstory Vita Inclinata Load Navigator 2.0
🔹 Under Inspection Safe Lifting Standards
🔹 Foundation Equipment Feature: Rent vs. Own
🔹 Safety First Rigging Lessons from the Field
Thank you to the manufacturers, operators, riggers, engineers, safety professionals, and industry partners who helped make this publication possible.
Crane Hub Global reports on crane safety standards, compliance, and lift operations best practices supporting safer job sites worldwide. From incident prevention and regulatory updates to training, inspections, and lift planning discipline, this coverage highlights the standards shaping modern crane and heavy lift operations.
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