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

Rand Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLOG; RLOGW; RLOGU) (�Rand�), will present at the ROTH 20th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference being held February 18-21, 2008 at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. Rand Logistics, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Laurence Levy will present at 5:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday, February 19th. The�ROTH 20th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference will feature presentations from over 300 small-cap companies including over 40 U.S.-listed Chinese companies. Presenting companies are representative of a broad spectrum of sectors, including: Technology, Healthcare, Energy and Industrial as well as Consumer Products. 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 ten self-unloading bulk carriers, including nine River Class vessels and one River Class integrated tug/barge unit, and three conventional bulk carriers, of which one is operated under a contract of affreightment. 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.