B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Procedure
Landed 03R and cleared the runway via the high speed taxiway that leads directly our gate. First Officer made several attempts to contact ground control with no response. Marshallers were instructing to taxi into gate and there were no other aircraft on any taxiway within view so I continued taxi approximately 100 yards to the gate. Ground control then issued instructions for all [carrier] flights to hold position ('[Carrier] Hold Position'). We immediately complied and were now 50 yards from the jet bridge. I asked ground if there was a problem and his response was 'YOU ARE THE PROBLEM'. He made us remain there approximately 10 minutes until his control issue was satisfied; then allowed us to continue to the gate. When clear of the runway on the high speed in Panama; stop the aircraft until ground control issues clearance to taxi.
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After landing; B737 crew cleared the runway via a high-speed taxiway and immediately began to follow the gate marshaller's directions to their gate. ATC radioed them to stop and after a few minutes cleared the aircraft to continue to the gate.