Rand Logistics to Announce Fiscal Year 2008 Operational and Financial Results on June 26, 2008

Management will host a conference call to discuss the results at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 26, 2008. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 866-249-5225 (303-262-2141 for international callers). When prompted, ask for the "Rand Logistics Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Conference Call."

A phone replay will be available from 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 26, 2008, until 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 5, 2008. Dial 800-405-2236 (305-590-3000 for international callers) and enter the code 11116280# 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.

SOURCE: Rand Logistics Inc.

Rand Logistics, Inc. Laurence S. Levy, Chairman & CEO Edward Levy, President 212-644-3450 or INVESTOR RELATIONS COUNSEL: The Piacente Group Lesley Snyder 212-481-2050 Lesley@tpg-ir.com