Its because Ship Simulator Extremes came along, and when that arrived (or should it be moored up
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), all development on Ship sim 2008 by VSTEP was halted. A few things were added by members of a development forum and these are available on the Ship Sim website under the 'Shipyard' section, however that forum has now shut down.
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Hope this helps.