Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 09, 2016
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	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,281,008
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3