B737 CAPT REPORTS ATTEMPT BY MARSHALS TO PARK ACFT WITH EQUIPMENT IN THE SAFETY ZONE.

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NEW COMPANY PROCS REQUIRE CONTRACT MARSHALLERS TO BRING ACFT TO GATE WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF WING WALKERS WHO PROVIDE SAFETY OVERSIGHT TO THE ACFT. EVEN THOUGH 2 SEPARATE TUGS (DRIVEN BY CONTRACT PERSONNEL) ENTERED THE SAFETY ZONE; THE CONTRACT MARSHALLER CONTINUED TO DIRECT THE ACFT TO THE GATE. CAPT BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A FULL AND COMPLETE STOP FOR EACH OFFENDING TUG; BUT THE CONTRACT MARSHALLER CONTINUALLY TRIED TO BRING THE ACFT IN TO THE GATE EVEN WHEN IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DO SO. ONE OF THE OFFENDING TUGS WAS TRAVELING AT EXCESSIVE SPD; AND EVEN DUMPED LUGGAGE ON THE RAMP BEFORE HE CONTINUED ON THE WAY. OPS WERE ADVISED ABOUT THE TUG AND SPILLED LUGGAGE. IN ADDITION BEFORE REACHING THE GATE AREA; IT WAS NECESSARY TO BRING THE ACFT TO A STOP IN THE ALLEY BTWN THE CONCOURSES AS ANOTHER TUG PULLED IN FRONT OF THE MOVING ACFT. CONTRACT MARSHALLERS SHOULD RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS IN COMPANY POLICIES REGARDING THE SAFETY ZONE REGARDING ACFT APCHING THE GATE. ADDITIONALLY; CONTRACT MARSHALLERS NEED TO BE INSTRUCTED THAT THEY NEED TO VISUALLY CLR THE AREA BEFORE BRINGING ACFT TO THE GATE. THE LACK OF WING WALKERS REMOVES A VISUAL CLUE TO RAMP TFC THAT THERE IS ACFT MOVEMENT IN THE AREA. RAMP TFC SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO OBSERVE ACFT MOVEMENT AND NOT PULL IN FRONT OF MOVING AIRPLANES. IN THE ALTERNATIVE; RAMP TFC SHOULD BE MINIMIZED ON THE RAMP AND BE REQUIRED TO OPERATE IN DESIGNATED LANES RATHER THAN WANDER AT WILL IN THE ACFT MOVEMENT AREA.