Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Nov. 14, 2017
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Rand Logistics, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001294250
Trading Symbol	rlog
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,633,149
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2