NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) today announced that management is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:
* Jefferies' 6th Annual Shipping & Offshore Services Conference, to
be held at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. Laurence Levy,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rand Logistics, will
present at 11:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 9, 2009.
* Rodman & Renshaw's 11th Annual Global Investment Conference, to
be held at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City. Laurence
Levy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rand Logistics,
will present at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 10, 2009.
A live and archived webcast of the presentation will be available
on the Rand Logistics website, at
http://randlogisticsinc.com/presentations.html.
* CL King's 7th Annual Best Ideas Conference, to be held at the
Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in New York City. Laurence Levy,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Edward Levy, President
of Rand Logistics, will present at 3:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday,
September 16, 2009.
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.