NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) today announced that management is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:
- Jefferies 2012 Global Shipping Conference, to be held at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. Laurence Levy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Edward Levy, President of Rand Logistics, will present at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 5, 2012.
- Dahlman Rose & Company's 5th Annual Global Transportation Conference, to be held at the Omni Berkshire Place in New York City. Edward Levy, President of Rand Logistics, will present at 4:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 5, 2012.
- Craig-Hallum 3rd Annual Alpha Select Conference, to be held at the Sentry Center at 730 3rd Avenue in New York City. Laurence Levy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Edward Levy, President of Rand Logistics, will present on Thursday, September 27, 2012.
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 four conventional bulk carriers and twelve self-unloading bulk carriers including four tug/barge units. 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 reserves domestic waterborne commerce to vessels that are U.S. owned, built and crewed, – and the Canada Coasting Trade Act – which reserves domestic waterborne commerce to Canadian registered and crewed vessels that operate between Canadian ports.