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

Rand Logistics Inc. (Nasdaq: RLOG; RLOGW; RLOGU) (�Rand�) will present at the BB&T 2008 Transportation Conference to be held at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL on February 14, 2008. Rand Logistics President, Edward Levy, will present at 9:45 a.m. ET, followed by a 30-minute breakout session. The BB&T 2008 Transportation Conference will feature interactive presentations by top executives from leading transportation services providers representing the truckload, less-than-truckload, railroad, airfreight, and logistics sectors. 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 twelve self unloading bulk carriers, including nine River Class vessels and one River Class integrated tug/barge unit, and two conventional bulk carriers. 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.