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

Rand Logistics Inc. (NASDAQ: RLOG; RLOGW; RLOGU) (�Rand�), will issue financial results for its fiscal 2009 first quarter ended June 30, 2008, on Thursday, August 14, 2008, before the market opens. Management will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, August 14, 2008. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 800-218-0530 (303-262-2131 for international callers). When prompted, ask for the "Rand Logistics First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Earnings Conference Call." A phone replay will be available from 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, August 14, 2008, until 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 23, 2008. Dial 800-405-2236 (305-590-3000 for international callers) and enter the code 11118111# to access the phone replay. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously on the Rand Logistics Inc. website at www.randlogisticsinc.com under Investors: Webcasts & Presentations. The webcast replay will be archived for 12 months. 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 eight 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.