NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) ("Rand") will issue financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended September 30, 2009 on Thursday, November 12, 2009, before the market opens.

Management will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 877-218-9317 (706-758-6006 for international callers), Conference ID# 39127863. Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.

A telephonic replay of the conference call may be accessed approximately two hours after the completion of the call through January 12, 2010. Dial 800-642-1687 (706-645-9291 for international callers), Conference ID# 39127863 to access the phone replay.

The conference call will be webcast simultaneously on the Rand Logistics, Inc. website at www.randlogisticsinc.com/presentations.html. 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.

CONTACT:  Rand Logistics, Inc. 
          Laurence S. Levy, Chairman & CEO
          Edward Levy, President
            (212) 644-3450
          Investor Relations Counsel:
          Lesley Snyder
            (212) 863-9413
            LSnyder@randlogisticsinc.com