RLOGU Rand Logistics Unit 10/26/08 (MM)

Rand Logistics Inc. (NASDAQ: RLOG; RLOGW; RLOGU) (�Rand�), will issue financial results for its 2008 fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2007, on Thursday, February 14, 2008, before market open. Management will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 14, 2008. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 800-257-6566 (303-205-0033 for international callers). When prompted, ask for the "Rand Logistics Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Earnings Conference Call." A phone replay will be available from 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 14, 2008, until midnight ET on Friday, February 22, 2008. Dial (800) 405-2236 (305-590-3000 for international callers) and enter the code 11108709# to access the phone replay. Additionally, the conference call will be webcast simultaneously on the Thomson Streetevents website at www.streetevents.com. About Rand Logistics Rand Logistics, Inc. is a leading provider of bulk freight shipping services throughout the Great Lakes region. Through its subsidiaries, the Company operates a fleet of twelve self unloading bulk carriers, including nine River Class vessels and one River Class integrated tug/barge unit, and two conventional bulk carriers. The Company is the only carrier able to offer significant domestic port-to-port services in both Canada and the U.S. on the Great Lakes. The Company�s vessels operate under the U.S. Jones Act � which dictates that only ships that are built, crewed and owned by U.S. citizens can operate between U.S. ports � and the Canada Marine Act � which requires Canadian commissioned ships to operate between Canadian ports.