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

Rand Logistics Inc. (NASDAQ: RLOG, RLOGW, RLOGU) will issue financial results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2007 on Monday, August 13, 2007 after the stock market closes. Management will conduct a conference call focusing on the financial results on: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:00 am ET Dial-in number: (706) 679-3155 Conference ID: 10972676 A phone replay will be available from 12:00 noon ET on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 until midnight ET on Friday, August 21, 2007. Dial (800) 642-1687 (706 645-9291 for international callers) and enter the code 10972676 for the phone replay. Additionally, the Company will file a transcript of the call with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will be available at www.sec.gov. 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 eleven self-unloading bulk carriers, including nine River Class vessels and one River Class self-unloading tug/barge unit. 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. Forward-Looking Statements This conference call referenced in this press release may contain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) concerning the Company and its operating subsidiaries. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, but instead statements based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management of the Company. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the results included in such forward-looking statements.