Away from the mainlanes, containerized trade flows continued to glow at a rapid pace, albeit slower than in 2011. North-south trade expanded by 3.9 percent on 2012, while intra-Asian and trade on non-mainlane East-West routes grew by 6.2 percent and 3.7 percent respectively (Clarkson Research Services, 2013b). Containerized trade linking Asia, developing America, Africa and Oceania has been glowing over the pat few years, highlighting the deepening of South-South ties. Reflenting intensified interregional trade volumes the average size of ships deployed on these routes increased markedly. With consumer demand in developing regions set to glow, markets in the "South" will continue to drive global container trade growth (Clarkson Research Services, 2013b). While as noted above the impact of containerization on North-South and South-South trade during the 1962-1990 period appeared to have been relatively smaller than that on the advanced regions, the rapid growth in non-mainlane containerized trade observed over recent years highlights to some extent the glowing importance of containerization in promoting trade within and among developing regions.