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

Rand Logistics Inc. (Nasdaq: RLOG; RLOGW; RLOGU) (�Rand�) today announced that it is hosting its annual analyst and investor day in Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Huron, Michigan. The event will consist of a management-guided tour of the Saginaw, one of Rand�s key vessels which is currently undergoing a $13 million re-powering, followed by a luncheon presentation and Q&A featuring Jim Weakley, President of the Lake Carriers Association, who will provide additional insight into the Great Lakes shipping industry. To obtain a copy of management's presentation, please contact: Lesley Snyder The Piacente Group (Investor Relations Counsel, Rand Logistics, Inc.) 212-481-2050 lesley@thepiacentegroup.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 ten self-unloading bulk carriers, comprised of 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.